Effect of long-term winter flooding on the vascular flora in the drawdown area of the three Georges reservoir, China

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 95-106

  Wang, Qiang ^a   Yuan, Xingzhong ^a   Liu, Hong ^a   Zhang, Yuewei ^a   Cheng, Zhongli ^a   Li, Bo ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Drawdown area; Hydrological regime; Long term winter submergence; Three Gorges Reservoir; Vascular flora; Water level fluctuation

Indexed keywords

DAM CONSTRUCTION; FLOODING; FLOW PATTERN; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; IMPOUNDMENT; LONG-TERM CHANGE; RIPARIAN ZONE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDGE; SUBMERGED VEGETATION; VASCULAR PLANT; VEGETATION COVER;

CHINA; THREE GORGES RESERVOIR;

CYNODON DACTYLON; CYPERUS ROTUNDUS; GLOCHIDION PUBERUM; HEDERA; MELIA AZEDARACH; MORUS ALBA; PTEROCARYA STENOPTERA; RHUS CHINENSIS; SAPIUM; TREMA; TRIADICA SEBIFERA; VITEX NEGUNDO;

EID: 84864772453     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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