Effects of sediment deposition on aboveground net primary productivity, vegetation composition, and structure in riparian forests

Wetlands

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 400-409

  Cavalcanti, Guadalupe G ^a   Graeme Lockaby, B ^b  

^a International Paper   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aboveground net primary productivity; Riparian forests; Sedimentation; Vegetation composition and structure

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND PRODUCTION; EPHEMERAL STREAM; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RIPARIAN FOREST; SEDIMENTATION RATE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

FORT BENNING; GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845796032     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2006)26[400:EOSDOA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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