Variation in species composition and species richness within Phragmites australis dominated riparian zones

Plant Ecology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 137-146

  Lenssen, J P M ^a,b   Menting, F B J ^c   Van Der Putten, W H ^c   Blom, C W P M ^b  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Dominant plant species; Litter; Ordination; Riparian wetlands; Zonation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; PLANT COMMUNITY; RIPARIAN ZONE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 0034098909     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009869109179     Document Type: Article

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