Long-term tree productivity of a South Carolina coastal plain forest across a hydrology gradient

Journal of Plant Ecology

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 67-76

  Conner, William H ^a   Song, Bo ^a   Williams, Thomas M ^a   Vernon, Jeffery T ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

coastal plain forests; drought effects; gum cypress forests; hydrology; production

Indexed keywords

CUPRESSUS; NYSSA SYLVATICA; PINUS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 79952688638     PISSN: 17529921     EISSN: 1752993X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpe/rtq036     Document Type: Article

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