Drivers of plant species composition in siliceous spring ecosystems: Groundwater chemistry, catchment traits or spatial factors?

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 375-384

  Strohbach, Michael ^a,b   Audorff, Volker ^a   Beierkuhnlein, Carl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acidification; Catchment biogeochemistry; Landscape traits; Partial Mantel test; Path analysis; Spring water

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ACIDITY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CATCHMENT; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROCHEMISTRY; PATH ANALYSIS; SPRING WATER; WATER CHEMISTRY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 69949091310     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3274/JL09-68-2-20     Document Type: Article

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