The influence of river regulation and land use on floodplain forest regeneration in the semi-arid upper Colorado River Basin, USA

River Research and Applications

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 565-577

  Northcott, Krista ^a,c   Andersen, Douglas C ^b   Cooper, David J ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c SWCA ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Fremont cottonwood; Hydrologic alteration; Land cover; Populus; Recruitment; Riparian; Riverine woodland

Indexed keywords

FLOODPLAIN FOREST; FLOW REGULATION; LAND COVER; LAND USE; REGENERATION; RIPARIAN FOREST;

COLORADO BASIN; NORTH AMERICA;

POPULUS; POPULUS FREMONTII;

EID: 34547805511     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1007     Document Type: Article

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