Vegetative composition and community structure associated with beaver ponds in Canaan valley, West Virginia, USA

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 543-554

  Bonner, Jerri L ^a,b   Anderson, James T ^a   Rentch, James S ^a   Grafton, William N ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Canaan valley; Castor canadensis; Pond; Rare plant species; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; PLANT COMMUNITY; POND; RARE SPECIES; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RODENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CANAAN VALLEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WEST VIRGINIA;

CASTOR CANADENSIS; CASTORIDAE;

EID: 71449114444     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11273-009-9131-0     Document Type: Article

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