Hydrological shifts and tree growth responses to river modification along the Apalachicola River, Florida

Physical Geography

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 491-511

  Smith, Matthew C ^a   Stallins, J Anthony ^b   Maxwell, Justin T ^c   Van Dyke, Chris ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apalachicola River; Dams; Disturbance; Forest; Riparian

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DAM CONSTRUCTION; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; FLOODPLAIN FOREST; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); RIPARIAN FOREST;

APALACHICOLA RIVER; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84889884266     PISSN: 02723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02723646.2013.853019     Document Type: Article

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