Riparian woodland encroachment following flow regulation: A comparative study of Mediterranean and Boreal streams;StratAcgies daenracinement des ripisylves de riviAres rAcgulAces : Actude comparative de deux cours daeau, BorAcal et MAcditerranAcen

Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems

Volumn , Issue 402, 2011, Pages

  Dolores Bejarano, M ^a   Sordo Ward, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Boreal; Flow alteration; Life form; Mediterranean; Vegetation encroachment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860119065     PISSN: 19619502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/kmae/2011059     Document Type: Article

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