Effect of alien riparian vegetation and its removal on a highly endemic river macroinvertebrate community

Biological Invasions

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1305-1324

  Samways, Michael J ^a   Sharratt, Norma J ^a   Simaika, John P ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alien removal; Benthic macroinvertebrates; Cape Floristic Region; Endemic; Monitoring; Odonata; Restoration; Riparian vegetation; South African Scoring System

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDEMIC SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RIVER BANK; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUSPENDED LOAD; WATER QUALITY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

INVERTEBRATA; ODONATA;

EID: 79955993886     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-010-9891-8     Document Type: Article

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