Recolonization of cleared riverine macrophyte patches: Importance of the border effect

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 769-776

  Barrat Segretain, M H ^a   Amoros, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Aquatic plant; Disturbance; Propagule; Species trait; Strategy; Vegetative propagation

Indexed keywords

CALLITRICHE PLATYCARPA; ELODEA CANADENSIS; GROENLANDIA DENSA; HIPPURIS VULGARIS; LURONIUM NATANS; POTAMOGETON NATANS; POTAMOGETON PUSILLUS; RANUNCULACEAE; RANUNCULUS CIRCINATUS; SPARGANIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM; CALLITRICHACEAE; HIPPURIDACEAE; HYDROCHARITACEAE; POTAMOGETONACEAE; SPARGANIACEAE; SPARGANIUM EMERSUM;

AQUATIC PLANT; BORDER EFFECT; DISTURBANCE; MACROPHYTE; RECOLONIZATION;

FRANCE, RHONE RIVER;

EID: 0030299372     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3236455     Document Type: Article

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