Mountain fen distribution, types and restoration priorities, San Juan Mountains, Colorado, USA

Wetlands

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 763-771

  Chimner, Rod A ^a   Lemly, Joanna M ^b   Cooper, David J ^b  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbances; Fens; Peatlands; Restoration; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES;

EID: 84899473646     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: 19436246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13157-010-0039-5     Document Type: Article

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