Remediating river margin vegetation along fragmented and regulated rivers in the north: What is possible?

Regulated Rivers: Research and Management

Volumn 12, Issue 4-5, 1996, Pages 415-431

  Nilsson, Christer ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Regulated rivers; Remediation; River margins; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

RESTORATION; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RIVER REGULATION; RIVER RESTORATION;

RIPARIA;

EID: 0030428205     PISSN: 08869375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1646(199607)12:4/5<415::aid-rrr412>3.0.co;2-b     Document Type: Article

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