Impact of river management history on the community structure, species composition and nutrient status in the Rhine alluvial hardwood forest

Plant Ecology

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-78

  Trémolières, Michèle ^a   Sánchez Pérez, José Miguel ^b   Schnitzler, Annik ^c   Schmitt, Diane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b CEREG URA 95 CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical cycles; Diversity; Floods; Groundwater chemistry; Rhine floodplain; Species richness

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FLOODING; NUTRIENT STATUS; RIPARIAN STRUCTURE; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SPECIES COMPOSITION;

EUROPE, RHINE VALLEY;

QUERCO-ULMETUM MINORIS;

EID: 0031980106     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009756428824     Document Type: Article

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