Flooding and groundwater dynamics in fens in eastern Poland

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 319-328

  De Mars, Hans ^a,b   Wassen, Martin J ^a   Olde Venterink, Harry ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Hydrol and Water Mgmt Department   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biebrza; Floodplain mire; Rich fen; Transitional fen; Water chemistry; Water level

Indexed keywords

FEN; FLOODING; GROUNDWATER; MIRE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

BIEBRZA; POLAND;

EID: 0031458066     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.1997.tb02628.x     Document Type: Article

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