Issues related to wetland delineation of a texas, usa bottomland hardwood forest

Wetlands

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 410-429

  Dewey, Janet C ^a   Schoenholtz, Stephen H ^b   Shepard, James P ^a   Messina, Michael G ^c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottomland hardwoods; Dominance ratios; Hydric soil; Hydrophytic vegetation; Neches river; Prevalence index; Wetland delineation; Wetland hydrology

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; FOREST; HYDROLOGY; LEGISLATION; SOIL STRUCTURE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845743849     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2006)26[410:IRTWDO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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