Fragmentation of riparian floras in rivers with multiple dams

Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 899-903

  Jansson, Roland ^a   Nilsson, Christer ^a,b   Renöfält, Birgitta ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Corridor functions; Dams as barriers to plant dispersal; Dams vs. ecological riparian continuity; Fragmentation; Hydrochory; Plant species composition and dispersal; Regulated rivers; Riparian vegetation; Seed dispersal; Sweden; Vegetative dispersal

Indexed keywords

DAM; DISPERSAL; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; RIPARIAN ZONE;

SWEDEN;

RIPARIA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0033945134     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[0899:FORFIR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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