Vegetation recolonisation of a Mediterranean temporary pool in Morocco following small-scale experimental disturbance

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 634, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-76

  Amami, Btissam ^a,d   Rhazi, Laïla ^a   Bouahim, Siham ^a,d   Rhazi, Mouhssine ^c   Grillas, Patrick ^b  

^a HASSAN II UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE LA TOUR DU VALAT   (France)

^c MOULAY ISMAIL UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^d INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Hydrological conditions; Recolonisation; Richness; Seed size; Temporary pool; Vegetation cover

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; LAKES; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; VEGETATION; WATER LEVELS;

DISTURBANCE; HYDROLOGICAL CONDITION; RECOLONISATION; RICHNESS; SEED SIZE; TEMPORARY POOLS; VEGETATION COVER;

SEED;

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; EPHEMERAL POOL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; RECOLONIZATION; SEED SIZE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRAMPLING; VEGETATION COVER; WATER LEVEL; WOODLAND;

AFRICA; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA;

BOLBOSCHOENUS MARITIMUS; ELAGATIS; ELEOCHARIS; ELEOCHARIS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 71349086237     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-009-9895-5     Document Type: Article

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