Relationship between hydrology and bottomland vegetation in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri
Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey
By: E. J. Harvey and John Skelton
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Abstract
The identification of plants and plant assemblages that are common to stream reaches that gain water and those that do not is an important key in the study of limestone hydrology. In the Ozark Mountains of Missouri, a rapid change from a stream-channel growth of abundant willows (Salix spp.), touch-me-nots (Impatiens capensis), and sedges such as Carex Frankii and Eleocharis spp. to an abundant growth of bluestars (Amsonia illustris) indicates a rapid increase in depth to water. Vegetative indicators of hydrologic conditions are most helpful when used in conjunction with other information, but they are independently useful in pinpointing areas of abrupt hydrologic changes.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Relationship between hydrology and bottomland vegetation in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri |
| Series title | Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 1978 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 7 p. |
| First page | 299 |
| Last page | 305 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| Other Geospatial | Ozark Mountains |
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