Propagule morphology and river characteristics shape secondary water dispersal in tree species

Plant Ecology

Volumn 214, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1257-1272

  Säumel, Ina ^a   Kowarik, Ingo ^a,b  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b BERLIN BRANDENBURG INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH BBIB   (Germany)

Author keywords

Buoyancy; Hydrochory; Long distance dispersal; Plant invasion; Secondary dispersal

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; DISPERSAL; HYDROCHORY; PROPAGULE; RIVER SYSTEM; TREE; TRIBUTARY; WATER;

GERMANY; SPREE RIVER;

ACER; ACER NEGUNDO; ACER PLATANOIDES; ACER SACCHARINUM; AILANTHUS; AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA; TILIA; TILIA PLATYPHYLLOS; ULMUS; ULMUS GLABRA;

EID: 84884413114     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-013-0249-z     Document Type: Article

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