Basic principles and ecological consequences of changing water regimes: Riparian plant communities

Environmental Management

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 468-480

  Nilsson, Christer ^a,b   Svedmark, Magnus ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Flow regime; Land water interactions; Management; Plant communities; Riparian corridor; River

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; HYDROLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

POLICY-MAKERS;

ECOLOGY;

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RIVER FLOW; RIVER MANAGEMENT;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; REVIEW; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; WATERSHED; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; GEOLOGY; PLANT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TREE; WATER SUPPLY;

RIPARIA;

ECOSYSTEM; GEOLOGY; PLANTS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TREES; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0036780430     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-002-2735-2     Document Type: Review

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