Riparian vegetation research in Mediterranean-climate regions: Common patterns, ecological processes, and considerations for management

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 719, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 291-315

  Stella, John C ^a   Rodríguez González, Patricia M ^b   Dufour, Simon ^c   Bendix, Jacob ^d  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITÉ RENNES 2   (France)

^d SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Australia; California; Chile; Mediterranean basin; Riparian ecohydrology; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAND USE CHANGE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; RIPARIAN VEGETATION;

CHILE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 84885018682     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-012-1304-9     Document Type: Review

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