Using the landscape morphometric context to resolve spatial patterns of submerged macrophyte communities in a fluvial lake

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 91-105

  Léonard, Rosalie ^a   Legendre, Pierre ^a   Jean, Martin ^b   Bouchard, André ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lake Saint Fran ois; Landscape morphometric context; Spatial patterns; St. Lawrence River; Submerged macrophyte communities; Variation partitioning

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AQUATIC PLANT; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; MACROPHYTE; MORPHOMETRY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUBMERGED VEGETATION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

CANADA; LAC SAINT FRANCOIS; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER;

BUTOMUS UMBELLATUS; CHARA; MYRIOPHYLLUM; POTAMOGETON RICHARDSONII; VALLISNERIA AMERICANA;

EID: 37349020615     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-007-9168-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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