Species traits and recolonization processes after flood disturbances in riverine macrophytes

Vegetatio

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-27

  Henry, C P ^a   Amoros, C ^a   Bornette, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Flood; Freshwater plants; Refuge; Regeneration niche; Rh ne River; Species composition prediction

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; FLOOD; MACROPHYTE; PLANT RECOLONIZATION; REGENERATION; RIVER;

FRANCE, RHONE RIVER;

EID: 0029668657     PISSN: 00423106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00052812     Document Type: Article

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