Flow regulation is associated with riverine soil seed bank composition within an agricultural landscape: Potential implications for restoration

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 157-167

  Greet, Joe ^a,b   Cousens, Roger D ^a   Webb, J Angus ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b EWATER COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exotic invasion; Native plant diversity; Natural flow regime; Propagule bank; Riparian vegetation; Seasonal flow timing

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FLOW REGULATION; GERMINATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; OVERSTORY; PROPAGULE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RIPARIAN ZONE; SEED BANK; SEED DISPERSAL; SOIL TYPE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALIA; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN;

EID: 84872370485     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01445.x     Document Type: Article

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