Improved prediction of vegetation composition in NW European softwater lakes by combining location, water and sediment chemistry

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 351-360

  Pulido, Cristina ^a   Sand Jensen, Kaj ^a   Lucassen, Esther C H E T ^b   Roelofs, Jan G M ^b   Brodersen, Klaus P ^a   Pedersen, Ole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alkalinity; Isoetids; Latitude; Phosphate; Porewater; Redox potential; Sediment mineralisation; Softwater lakes; Surface water

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AQUATIC PLANT; BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HERB; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; LAKE WATER; LATITUDE; MINERALIZATION; PHOSPHATE; PLANT COMMUNITY; POREWATER; PREDICTION; REDOX POTENTIAL; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; VEGETATION COVER; WATER QUALITY;

EUROPE;

ISOETIDAE; LOBELIA; LOBELIA DORTMANNA;

EID: 84858745178     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-011-0226-3     Document Type: Article

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