Relevant variables to predict macrophyte communities in running waters

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 205-217

  Barendregt, Aat ^a   Bio, Ana M F ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aquatic macrophytes; Landscape; Nutrient; Region; Regression model; River; Variables

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; MACROPHYTE; NUTRIENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0037442520     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(02)00254-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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