Diversity and distribution of riparian plant communities in relation to stream size and eutrophication

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 348-354

  Dybkjær, John B ^a   Baattrup Pedersen, Annette ^a   Kronvang, Brian ^a   Thodsen, Hans ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; BUFFER ZONES; DENMARK; DIRECT IMPACT; HABITAT TYPE; PLANT COMMUNITIES; RIPARIAN AREAS; RIPARIAN PLANTS; SIZE GRADIENT; STREAM CHANNELS; VEGETATION ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURE; EUTROPHICATION; WETLANDS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; HUMIDITY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; PLANT COMMUNITY; RIPARIAN SPECIES; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES HABITAT; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM (RIVER); VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DENMARK; EUTROPHICATION; PLANTS; RIVERS;

MOLINIA;

EID: 84858610477     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2010.0422     Document Type: Article

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