Predicting plant species' responses to river regulation: The role of water level fluctuations

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 239-250

  Leyer, Ilona ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dyke; Flooding; Floodplain; Grassland species; Levee; Logistic regression; Regulated river

Indexed keywords

FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODPLAIN; FLORISTICS; FLOW CONTROL; RIVER ENGINEERING; RIVER MANAGEMENT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ELBE RIVER; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; WORLD;

EID: 18444378788     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2005.01009.x     Document Type: Article

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