Consequences of shrub clearing on the richness of aquatic vegetation in oligotrophic seasonal pools in Southern France

Phytocoenologia

Volumn 35, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 489-510

  Rhazi, Mouhssine ^a,c,d   Grillas, Patrick ^b,d   Médail, Frédéric ^c,e   Rhazi, Laila ^b,f  

^a Aix Marseille III   (France)

^b Le Sambuc ^*

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE LA TOUR DU VALAT   (France)

^e AVIGNON UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^f FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES AIN CHOCK   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Annual; Land use changes; Mediterranean temporary pool; Restoration; Seed bank; Shrub clearing

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; EPHEMERAL POOL; LAND USE CHANGE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEED BANK; SHRUB;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS ANGUSTIFOLIA; OVIS ARIES; POACEAE; ULMUS; ULMUS MINOR;

EID: 31344466277     PISSN: 0340269X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0340-269X/2005/0035-0489     Document Type: Review

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