Plant species richness in riparian wetlands-a test of biodiversity theory

Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 94-105

  Pollock, Michael M ^a,c   Naiman, Robert J ^a   Hanley, Thomas A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c 10000 Years Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska, Kadashan River Basin; Beaver; Biodiversity theory; Castor canadensis; Dynamic equilibrium model; Flood frequency cf. species richness; Modeling disturbance effects on plant diversity; Plant species richness in wetlands; Riparian forests; Spatial scale effects; Species richness and microtopographic variation; Species richness and productivity

Indexed keywords

FLOOD FREQUENCY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; WETLAND;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

CASTOR CANADENSIS; CASTOR FIBER; RIPARIA;

EID: 0031678706     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1998)079[0094:PSRIRW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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