A framework for understanding the hydroecology of impacted wet meadows in the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Ranges, California, USA

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 229-246

  Loheide, Steven P ^a,b   Deitchman, Richard S ^b   Cooper, David J ^c   Wolf, Evan C ^c   Hammersmark, Christopher T ^d   Lundquist, Jessica D ^e  

^a Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecohydrology; Groundwater dependent ecosystem; USA; Water table; Wetland

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOHYDROLOGY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MEADOW; PHENOLOGY; SPATIAL VARIATION; VEGETATION; WATER TABLE;

CALIFORNIA; CASCADE RANGE; NORTH AMERICA; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

CAREX; JUNCUS; POACEAE;

EID: 59549087724     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-008-0380-4     Document Type: Article

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