Hydrology of tidal freshwater forested wetlands of the Southeastern United States

Ecology of Tidal Freshwater Forested Wetlands of the Southeastern United States

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 29-63

  Day, Richard H ^a   Williams, Thomas M ^b   Swarzenski, Christopher M ^c  

^a NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

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EID: 68949083548     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-5095-4_2     Document Type: Chapter

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