Ellenberg's indicator in water resources control: The Jizera Mountains, Czech Republic

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1112-1117

  Krecek, Josef ^a   Novakova, Jana ^b   Horicka, Zuzana ^c  

^a CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^c Environmental Centre   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Acid atmospheric deposition; Ellenberg's indices; Herbaceous vegetation; Mountain catchment; Run off timing; Water quality; Water yield

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; CHANGING ENVIRONMENT; CZECH REPUBLIC; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; HERBACEOUS VEGETATION; HYDROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; INDICATOR VALUES; LAG PERIOD; PICEA ABIES; RUN-OFF TIMING; SMALL CATCHMENT; SOIL WATER CONTENT; SPRUCE PLANTATIONS; WATER PHENOMENA; WATER YIELD;

ACIDS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERICS; CATCHMENTS; FORESTRY; LANDFORMS; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; TIME MEASUREMENT; UNDERWATER SOILS; VEGETATION; WATER CONTENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER RESOURCES;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOINDICATOR; CLEARCUTTING; EVERGREEN TREE; HERB; MICROCLIMATE; POPULATION DECLINE; RUNOFF; SUCCESSION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE; WATER YIELD;

CZECH REPUBLIC; JIZERA MOUNTAINS; SUDETES;

PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 77955087549     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2010.01.011     Document Type: Article

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