Extreme flooding events on the Rhine and the survival and distribution of riparian plant species

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 135-146

  Vervuren, P J A ^a   Blom, C W P M ^a   De Kroon, H ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Flooding regime; Floodplain zonation; Light attenuation; Submergence; Survival; Suspended load

Indexed keywords

FLOODING; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL; ZONATION;

EUROPE;

ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM; ARRHENATHERUM ELATIUS; RIPARIA; RUMEX ACETOSA; RUMEX CRISPUS;

EID: 0037327037     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2003.00749.x     Document Type: Article

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