Do rivers function as corridors for plant dispersal?

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 593-598

  Johansson, M E ^a   Nilsson, C ^a   Nilsson, E ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Floating time; Riparian flora; Seed dispersal; Vegetative dispersal; Water dispersal

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; DISPERSAL CORRIDOR; RIPARIAN FLORA; RIVER; SEED DISPERSAL;

EID: 0029660477     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3236309     Document Type: Article

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