An investigation of the composition of the urban riparian soil propagule bank along the River Brent, Greater London, UK, in comparison with previous propagule bank studies in rural areas

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 367-387

  Cockel, Christopher P ^a   Gurnell, Angela M ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alien species; Hydrochory; Riparian; Seeds; Soil propagule bank; Urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861458244     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-011-0203-6     Document Type: Article

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