Unraveling the Gordian Knot: Interactions among vegetation, topography, and soil properties in the central and southern Appalachians

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 321-361

  Boerner, R E J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allegheny Plateau; Appalachian Mountains; Cumberland Plateau; Disturbance; Soil development; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; SOIL PROPERTY; TOPOGRAPHY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA;

GORDIA;

EID: 33748278039     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3159/1095-5674(2006)133[321:UTGKIA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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