Riverine landscapes: Biodiversity patterns, disturbance regimes, and aquatic conservation

Biological Conservation

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 269-278

  Ward, J V ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Connectivity; Disturbance; Floodplains; Rivers

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIODIVERSITY; BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT;

RIPARIA;

EID: 0031102940     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(97)00083-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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