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Kroes, D.E., Hupp, C.R., Noe, G.B. (2007). Sediment, Nutrient, and Vegetation Trends Along the Tidal, Forested Pocomoke River, Maryland. In: Ecology of Tidal Freshwater Forested Wetlands of the Southeastern United States. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5095-4_5
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