Succession of aquatic vegetation driven by reduced water-level fluctuations in floodplain lakes

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 251-260

  Van Geest, G J ^a,b   Coops, H ^c   Roijackers, R M M ^a   Buijse, A D ^c   Scheffer, M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^c INST INLAND WATER MGMT WASTE W   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Drawdown; Exposure; Macrophytes; River regulation; Riverine vegetation

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; FLOODPLAIN; HABITAT RESTORATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SUCCESSION; WATER LEVEL;

BENELUX; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; RHINE RIVER; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

BOS TAURUS; CHARA; ELODEA NUTTALLII; NUPHAR; NUPHAR LUTEA; PHOCIDAE; RIPARIA;

EID: 18444363673     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2005.00995.x     Document Type: Article

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