Bankside stabilisation through reed transplantation in a newly constructed irish canal habitat

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 340, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 349-354

  Caffrey, J M ^a,b   Beglin, T ^a,b  

^a Central Fisheries Board Ireland   (Ireland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

canals; erosion; reeds; stabilisation; transplantation

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; GLYCERIA MAXIMA; IBIS; PHRAGMITES; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; POACEAE; SCHOENOPLECTUS LACUSTRIS;

EID: 0030438821     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00012780     Document Type: Conference Paper

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