Does river regulation increase the dominance of invasive woody species in riparian landscapes?

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 562-574

  Mortenson, Susan G ^a   Weisberg, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dams; Elaeagnus; Flow regimes; Hydrology; Invasions; Populus; Riparian vegetation; Salix; South western USA; Tamarix

Indexed keywords

DAM; DOMINANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; INVASIVE SPECIES; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PEAK FLOW; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RIVER FLOW; VEGETATION COVER; WOODY PLANT;

UNITED STATES;

ELAEAGNUS; POPULUS; SALIX; TAMARIX;

EID: 77954804324     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00533.x     Document Type: Article

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