Temporal changes in the composition of macrophyte communities and environmental factors governing the distribution of aquatic plants in an unregulated lowland river (Emajõgi, Estonia)

Boreal Environment Research

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 460-472

  Kõrs, Aive ^a   Vilbaste, Sirje ^a   Käiro, Kairi ^a   Pall, Peeter ^a   Piirsoo, Kai ^a   Truu, Jaak ^b   Viik, Malle ^a  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALISMATACEAE; BUTOMUS UMBELLATUS; GLYCERIA MAXIMA; SAGITTARIA SAGITTIFOLIA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84868332952     PISSN: 12396095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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