A conceptual model of vegetation dynamics of gravel bars of a large Alpine river

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 141-153

  Edwards, P J ^a   Kollmann, J ^a   Gurnell, A M ^b   Petts, G E ^b   Tockner, K ^c   Ward, J V ^c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Braided river; Ecological engineers; Island dynamics; Large woody debris; Salicaceae; Succession; Tagliamento

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FLOOD; RIVER SYSTEM; SUCCESSION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ITALY;

POPULUS NIGRA; SALIX;

EID: 0033398773     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008411311774     Document Type: Article

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