Quantifying ecosystem geomorphology of the southern appalachian mountains

Physical Geography

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 488-501

  Abella, Scott R ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eastern hemlock; Ecosystem classification; Landform index; Terrain shape index

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORM; VEGETATION COVER;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

CONIUM; CONIUM MACULATUM; TSUGA; TSUGA CANADENSIS;

EID: 4143085920     PISSN: 02723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3646.24.6.488     Document Type: Article

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