Shoreline vegetation distribution in relation to wave exposure and bay characteristics in a tropical great lake, Lake Victoria

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 353-360

  Azza, Nicholas ^a   Van De Koppel, Johan ^b   Denny, Patrick ^c   Kansiime, Frank ^d  

^a Department of Water Resources Management ^*  (Uganda)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^c UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^d MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Environmental gradients; Shoreline morphometric features; Shoreline plants; Tropical swamps; Wave action

Indexed keywords

BAY; DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; MORPHOMETRY; PLANT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SHORELINE; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; WAVE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; LAKE VICTORIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34247530377     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467407004117     Document Type: Article

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