The influence of valley plugs in channelized streams on floodplain sedimentation dynamics over the last century

Wetlands

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 631-643

  Pierce, Aaron R ^a,b   King, Sammy L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Channelization; Dendrogeomorphic techniques; Forested wetlands

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ALLUVIAL PLAIN; CHANNELIZATION; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; DEPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FLOODPLAIN; SEDIMENTATION; WETLAND;

MISSISSIPPI; NORTH AMERICA; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48749090346     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2007)27[631:TIOVPI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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