Responses of riparian plants to flooding in free-flowing and regulated boreal rivers: An experimental study

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 971-986

  Johansson, M E ^a   Nilsson, C ^a,b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Betula pubescens; Carex acuta; Filipendula ulmaria; Leontodon autumnalis; Plant growth rate; PLS regression; River regulation

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; FLOW REGULATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIVER;

SWEDEN;

BETULA; BETULA PUBESCENS; CAREX; CAREX ACUTA; FILIPENDULA; FILIPENDULA ULMARIA; LEONTODON; LEONTODON AUTUMNALIS; RIPARIA;

EID: 0036898694     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2002.00770.x     Document Type: Article

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