Aspect induced differences in vegetation, soil, and microclimatic characteristics of an Appalachian watershed

Castanea

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 92-108

  Desta, Fekedulegn ^a   Colbert, J J ^a   Rentch, James S ^b   Gottschalk, Kurt W ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT; MICROCLIMATE; NUTRIENT; TOPOGRAPHY; VEGETATION; WATERSHED;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; LIRIODENDRON; LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS; PRUNUS; PRUNUS SEROTINA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ALBA; QUERCUS MONTANA; QUERCUS PRINUS; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 4043107889     PISSN: 00087475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2179/0008-7475(2004)069<0092:AIDIVS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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