Exotic and native vegetation establishment following channelization of a western iberian river

River Research and Applications

Volumn 17, Issue 4-5, 2001, Pages 509-526

  Aguiar, F C ^a   Ferreira, M T ^a   Moreira, I ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Channelized river; Exotic species; Indicator value; Portugal; River plants; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA DEALBATA; ERYNGIUM; ERYNGIUM PANDANIFOLIUM; PASPALUM; PASPALUM PASPALODES; TRADESCANTIA; TRADESCANTIA FLUMINENSIS;

BIOINDICATOR; CHANNELIZATION; NATIVE SPECIES; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 0034763668     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rrr.642     Document Type: Article

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