Can tree seedlings survive increased flood levels of rivers?

Acta Botanica Neerlandica

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 219-230

  Siebel, H N ^a   Van Wijk, M ^b   Blom, C W P M ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alnus glutinosa; Floodplain forest; Fraxinus excelsior; Populus nigra; Quercus robur; Ulmus minor

Indexed keywords

FLOOD TOLERANCE; PLANT RESPONSE; SEEDLING; TREE;

EUROPE, RHINE RIVER;

ACER CAMPESTRE; ALNUS GLUTINOSA; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR; POPULUS MIGRA; POPULUS NIGRA; QUERCUS ROBUR; ULMUS MINOR;

EID: 0031877832     PISSN: 00445983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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