Cottonwood understory zonation and its relation to floodplain stratigraphy

Wetlands

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 356-374

  Merigliano, Michael F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Floodplain stratigraphy; Gradient analysis; Narrowleaf cottonwood; Understory species composition; Water availability

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FLOODPLAIN; STRATIGRAPHY; UNDERSTORY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; ZONATION;

POPULUS; POPULUS ANGUSTIFOLIA;

EID: 33749462327     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/12     Document Type: Article

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