Effect of flood regime on tree growth in the floodplain and surrounding uplands of the wisconsin river

River Research and Applications

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 283-296

  Predick, Katherine I ^a,c   Gergel, Sarah E ^b   Turner, Monica G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Basal area increment; Flood tolerance; Levee; Microtopography; Radial growth; Restricted flooding; Riparian forest; Tree production

Indexed keywords

FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; GROWTH RATE; LEVEE; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; RIPARIAN VEGETATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN; WISCONSIN RIVER;

BETULA NIGRA; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS PENNSYLVANICA; QUERCUS VELUTINA;

EID: 67649416089     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1156     Document Type: Article

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