Using a Floristic Quality Assessment technique to evaluate plant community integrity of forested wetlands in southeastern Virginia

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 360-369

  Nichols, J D ^a   Perry, J E ^a   DeBerry, D A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Forested wetlands; FQI; Natural habitat

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLORISTICS; PLANT COMMUNITY; SAPLING; SPECIES CONCEPT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; UNDERSTORY; VEGETATION; WETLAND;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 33750804920     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3375/0885-8608(2006)26[360:UAFQAT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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