The Relation of Flood Timing and Duration to Variation in Selected Bottomland Hardwood Communities of Southern Arkansas.

Abstract

This research examined the significance of flood timing and duration to community structure in bottomland hardwood forests of the Ouachita River Basin of Arkansas that are typically flooded for less than a total of 30 days during the growing season. Results of the study provide evidence that the structural development of floodplain forest communities is influenced by the timing and duration of floods that occur during the growing season. Significant correlations were found between the development of juvenile forms (seedlings and saplings) of Carpinus caroliniana Walt. (ironwood), Quercus falcata Michx, var. pagodaefolia Ell. (cherrybark oak), Quercus nigra L. (water oak), Liquidambar styraciflua L. (sweet gum), and Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. (blackgum) and varied flood timing and duration patterns occurring between 1962 and 1974. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA098020

Entities

People

  • Robert Terry Huffman

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arkansas
  • Communities
  • Data Analysis
  • Drainage Basins
  • Ecology
  • Engineers
  • Flood Plains
  • Floods
  • Habitats
  • New York
  • North America
  • North Carolina
  • Plants
  • Site Selection
  • Sites
  • United States
  • Waterways

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences
  • Geology

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Forest Ecology
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.