Effects of river fragmentation on plant dispersal and riparian flora

River Research and Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 83-89

  Andersson, Elisabet ^a   Nilsson, Christer ^a,b   Johansson, Mats E ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Corridor fragmentation; Hydrochory; Plant dispersal; Riparian vegetation; Rivers; Vascular plants

Indexed keywords

RIPARIA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

DISPERSAL; FLORA; FRAGMENTATION; PLANT; RIPARIAN VEGETATION;

EID: 0034062264     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1646(200001/02)16:1<83::aid-rrr567>3.0.co;2-t     Document Type: Article

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