A GIS approach of aquatic plant spatial heterogeneity in relation to sediment and depth gradients, Lake Geneva, Switzerland

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 58, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 347-361

  Lehmann, A ^a   Jaquet, J M ^a   Lachavanne, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

GIS modeling; GPS; Lake littoral; Plant traits; Potamogeton; Sediment mapping; Spatial heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC MACROPHYTE; GIS; SEDIMENT; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY; WATER DEPTH;

SWITZERLAND, LAKE GENEVA;

POTAMOGETON LUCENS; POTAMOGETON PECTINATUS; POTAMOGETON PERFOLIATUS; POTAMOGETONACEAE;

EID: 0031449540     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(97)00045-4     Document Type: Article

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