Projected changes in plant species richness and extent of riparian vegetation belts as a result of climate-driven hydrological change along the Vindel River in Sweden

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-60

  Ström, Lotta ^a   Jansson, Roland ^a   Nilsson, Christer ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Climate change; Flooding; River banks; Species accumulation curves; Water table

Indexed keywords

EID: 82455166947     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2011.02694.x     Document Type: Article

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