Propagule deposition along river margins: Linking hydrology and ecology

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 553-565

  Gurnell, Angela ^a   Thompson, Ken ^b   Goodson, Joanne ^a,c   Moggridge, Helen ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c Entec UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluvial processes; Hydrochory; Propagule dispersal; Propagule storage; Sediment deposition; Soil propagule bank

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DEPOSITION; ECOLOGY; HYDROCHORY; HYDROLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PROPAGULE; RIPARIAN ZONE; RIVER BANK; SEED BANK; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 42149160715     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2008.01358.x     Document Type: Article

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