Predicting Novel Riparian Ecosystems in a Changing Climate

Ecosystems

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 382-400

  Catford, Jane A ^a   Naiman, Robert J ^b,c   Chambers, Lynda E ^d   Roberts, Jane ^e,f   Douglas, Michael ^g   Davies, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

^e CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f not available   (Australia)

^g CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

community composition; emerging ecosystems; environmental planning; functional traits; non indigenous species invasions; process models

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; C4 PLANT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FLOODPLAIN; FLOW REGULATION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; MONOCOTYLEDON; MOUNTAIN STREAM; PREDICTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIPARIAN ZONE; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84876311142     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-012-9566-7     Document Type: Article

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