A conservation paradox for riparian habitats and river corridor species

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-46

  Van Looy, Kris ^a   Meire, Patrick ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Colonisation; Flood dynamics; Floodplain meadows; Habitat fragmentation; Recruitment limitation; River corridor plant species

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FLOODING; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MAPPING; MICROCLIMATE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RIPARIAN ZONE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL; VEGETATION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; MEUSE RIVER; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 59649090966     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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