Does understory vegetation reflect the history of fluvial disturbance in a riparian forest?

Ecological Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-74

  Kamisako, Masato ^a,b   Sannoh, Keinosuke ^a   Kamitani, Tomohiko ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Acid Deposition and Oxidant Research Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fluvial disturbance; Riparian forest; River management; Species richness; Understory vegetation

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; DEBRIS FLOW; DECIDUOUS TREE; FLOODING; HERB; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; RIPARIAN FOREST; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING; UNDERSTORY;

ANIMALIA; BRYOPHYTA; FAGUS; POPULUS; SALIX;

EID: 33846272779     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-006-0002-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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