Development of restoration trajectory metrics in reforested bottomland hardwood forests applying a rapid assessment approach

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 34, Issue , 2013, Pages 600-606

  Berkowitz, Jacob F ^a,b  

^a US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottomland hardwood forest; Hydrogeomorphic (HGM) approach; Mississippi valley; Rapid assessment; Restoration trajectory; Wetland

Indexed keywords

BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD; BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD FORESTS; HYDROGEOMORPHIC APPROACHES; MISSISSIPPI; PERFORMANCE STANDARDS; PLANTING TECHNIQUES; PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION; RAPID ASSESSMENT;

FLOODS; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION; SITE SELECTION; SOILS; TRAJECTORIES; WETLANDS;

CONSERVATION;

AFFORESTATION; ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SITE SELECTION; SOIL HORIZON; SUCCESSION; TIMESCALE; VEGETATION COVER; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880913588     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.06.025     Document Type: Article

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