Biological, chemical, and physical characteristics of tidal freshwater swamp forests of the Lower Cape Fear River/Estuary, North Carolina

Ecology of Tidal Freshwater Forested Wetlands of the Southeastern United States

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 183-221

  Hackney, Courtney T ^a   Avery, G Brooks ^a   Leonard, Lynn A ^a   Posey, Martin ^a   Alphin, Troy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 69349105016     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-5095-4_8     Document Type: Chapter

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