Strategies of reproduction, dispersion, and competition in river plants: A review

Vegetatio

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-37

  Barrat Segretain, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Colonization; Freshwater macrophytes; Hydraulic disturbance; Life history traits; Management

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC MACROPHYTE; COMPETITION; DISPERSION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

EUROPE;

EID: 0029731067     PISSN: 00423106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00044885     Document Type: Review

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