Siltation and hydrologic regime determine species composition in herbaceous floodplain communities

Plant Ecology

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 115-124

  Sluis, William ^a   Tandarich, John ^b  

^a Wetlands Initiative   (United States)

^b Hey and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Models; Restoration; Riparian landscape; River ecology; Succession

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FLOODPLAIN; GRASSLAND; HABITAT RESTORATION; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SILTATION;

ILLINOIS; MISSOURI; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

RIPARIA;

EID: 3543024570     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:VEGE.0000026335.44232.1c     Document Type: Article

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