Influence of flooding and landform properties on riparian plant communities in an old-growth northern hardwood watershed

Wetlands

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 679-691

  Goebel, P Charles ^a   Pregitzer, Kurt S ^b   Palik, Brian J ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecotones; Flooding; Fluvial landforms; Great Lakes; Hydrologic modeling; Northern hardwood forest ecosystems

Indexed keywords

ECOTONE; FLOODING; FLUVIAL LANDFORM; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; GIS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; OVERSTORY; PLANT COMMUNITY; RIPARIAN ZONE; WATERSHED;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84864037750     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: 19436246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13157-012-0300-1     Document Type: Article

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