Effects of water regime and habitat continuity on the plant species composition of floodplain forests

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-48

  Glaeser, Judith ^a   Wulf, Monika ^b  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ancient forest; Indicator species; Leipzig; Life history trait; Middle elbe region; Recent forest

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FLOODPLAIN; HERB; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PLANT COMMUNITY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; LEIPZIG; MIDDLE ELBE BIOSPHERE RESERVE; SAXONY; SAXONY-ANHALT;

EID: 67649958448     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2009.05282.x     Document Type: Article

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