The effects of flood defences on riparian vegetation species richness and abundance

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 343-351

  Pettifer, Elizabeth ^a   Kay, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Flood defences; Floodplain; Riparian zone; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

FLOOD DEFENCE; FLOOD MANAGEMENT; FLOOD PLAINS; NATURAL PROCESS; RIPARIAN PLANTS; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RIPARIAN ZONES; SPECIES RICHNESS; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS;

FLOOD CONTROL; VEGETATION;

BIODIVERSITY;

ABUNDANCE; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIODIVERSITY; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FLOOD; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SPECIES RICHNESS; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; FLOOD DEFENCE; FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIPARIAN SPECIES; RIVER;

EID: 84865377909     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2011.00294.x     Document Type: Article

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