Multi-state succession in wetlands: A novel use of state and transition models

Ecology

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1900-1909

  Zweig, C L ^a   Kitchens, W M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternate stable states; CART; Florida Everglades; State and transition models; Succession; USA; VDDT; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

WATER;

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; GRASS; MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRAIRIE; PREDICTION; SUCCESSION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WETLAND;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; PLANT; TIME; UNITED STATES; WEATHER; WETLAND;

FLORIDA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANTS; TIME FACTORS; WATER; WEATHER; WETLANDS;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CLADIUM JAMAICENSE;

EID: 67650672143     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/08-1392.1     Document Type: Article

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