Island-dominated landscapes of large floodplain rivers, a European perspective

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 581-600

  Gurnell, A M ^a   Petts, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Channel dynamics; Driftwood; Habitat diversity; Islands; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FLOOD; FLOODPLAIN; HETEROGENEITY; ISLAND; LANDSCAPE;

EUROPE;

EID: 0036228497     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2002.00923.x     Document Type: Article

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