Floristic composition, beta diversity, and nestedness of reference sites for restoration of xeroriparian areas

Ecological Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 465-473

  Beauchamp, Vanessa B ^a,b   Shafroth, Patrick B ^a  

^a FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta diversity; Distance decay; Nestedness; Restoration; Riparian; Rreference site; Tamarix

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; DISPERSAL; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EVERGREEN TREE; HABITAT RESTORATION; MICROCLIMATE; NESTEDNESS; PATCH SIZE; PH; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIPARIAN ZONE; SALINITY; SALT; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TOLERANCE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PLANT; RIVER; UNITED STATES;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEW MEXICO; PLANTS; RIVERS;

NEW MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

TAMARIX;

EID: 79955534001     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-1638.1     Document Type: Article

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