Impact of the 2002 extreme flood on aquatic macrophytes in a former side channel of the river Danube (Austria)

Belgian Journal of Botany

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-24

  Strausz, Veronika ^a   Janauer, Georg A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Aquatic plants; Danube River; Disturbance; Floodplain; Natura 2000; Vegetation survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547997649     PISSN: 07784031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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