Responses of riparian guilds to flow alterations in a Mediterranean stream

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 443-458

  Bejarano, María Dolores ^a   González del Tánago, Marta ^a   de Jalón, Diego García ^a   Marchamalo, Miguel ^a   Sordo Ward, Álvaro ^a   Solana Gutiérrez, Joaquín ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Composition; Diversity; Establishment patterns; Mature forest; Pioneers; Shrubland; Stream water declines

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; ANOXIA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COEXISTENCE; DOMINANCE; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; NATIVE SPECIES; PIONEER SPECIES; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SHRUBLAND; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STREAM; SUCCESSION; WATER STRESS;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

ALNUS; ALNUS GLUTINOSA; CELTIS AUSTRALIS; FLUEGGEA TINCTORIA; SALIX;

EID: 84860142840     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2011.01360.x     Document Type: Article

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