Using emergence from soil propagule banks as indicators of ecological integrity in wetlands: Advantages and limitations

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 740-752

  Angeler, David G ^a   García, Gregorio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic stress; Ecological integrity; Emergence; Environmental risk; Indicator; Seed banks; Wetland IBI

Indexed keywords

HUMAN ACTIVITY; PROPAGULE; SEED BANK; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; WETLAND; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 28844490420     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/05-025.1     Document Type: Article

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