Hydrogeomorphology and forest composition of sunrise towhead island in the Lower Mississippi River

Southeastern Naturalist

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 217-234

  Greulich, Sabine ^a   Franklin, Scott ^b   Wasklewicz, Thad ^b,c   Grubaugh, Jack ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^c University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACER; ACER SACCHARINUM; CELTIS LAEVIGATA; LIQUIDAMBAR; LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA; POPULUS; POPULUS DELTOIDES; SALIX; SALIX NIGRA; ULMUS;

EID: 34447513973     PISSN: 15287092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1528-7092(2007)6[217:HAFCOS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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