The fall line: A physiographic-forest vegetation boundary

Geographical Review

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 502-519

  Shankman, David ^a   Hart, Justin L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachian Highlands; Coastal Plain; Fall line; Forest vegetation

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL PLAIN; BEDROCK; BOUNDARY; CHANNEL FLOW; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH; HOME RANGE; REGENERATION; TREE; VEGETATION;

APPALACHIANS; ASIA; COASTAL PLAIN; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38049006569     PISSN: 00167428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1931-0846.2007.tb00409.x     Document Type: Article

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