Changes in aquatic plants in the Italian volcanic-lake system detected using current data and historical records

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 112, Issue , 2014, Pages 41-47

  Azzella, M M ^a   Rosati, L ^b   Iberite, M ^a   Bolpagni, R ^c   Blasi, C ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Long term investigation; Macrophytes species richness; Mediterranean lakes; Plant functional groups; Regime shift

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; CHAROPHYTE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; FLORISTICS; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HISTORICAL RECORD; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; MACROPHYTE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TREND ANALYSIS; VASCULAR PLANT;

ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

CHARACEAE; CHARALES; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84898803943     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2013.07.005     Document Type: Article

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