Wind and Water Dispersal of Wetland Plants Across Fragmented Landscapes

Ecosystems

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 434-451

  Soomers, Hester ^a,b   Karssenberg, Derek ^a   Soons, Merel B ^a   Verweij, Pita A ^a   Verhoeven, Jos T A ^a   Wassen, Martin J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Natuurmonumenten Regio Zuid Holland en Zeeland   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

anemochory; Carex pseudocyperus; ditch; fragmentation; hydrochory; landscape configuration; Phragmites australis; seed dispersal; spatial model

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CULVERT; GRASS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; SEED DISPERSAL; WIND VELOCITY;

CAREX PSEUDOCYPERUS; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 84876307455     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-012-9619-y     Document Type: Article

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