Ecological characteristics of tidal freshwater forests along the Lower Suwannee River, Florida

Ecology of Tidal Freshwater Forested Wetlands of the Southeastern United States

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 291-320

  Light, Helen M ^a   Darst, Melanie R ^a   Mattson, Robert A ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b ST JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

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EID: 84876858978     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-5095-4_11     Document Type: Chapter

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