Disaggregating Hydroperiod: Components of the Seasonal Flood Pulse as Drivers of Plant Species Distribution in Floodplains of a Tropical Wetland

Wetlands

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 927-942

  Murray Hudson, Michael ^a   Wolski, Piotr ^b   Murray Hudson, Frances ^a   Brown, Mark T ^c   Kashe, Keotshephile ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic macrophytes; Flood depth; Flood duration; Flood frequency; Ordination; Seasonal pulsing; Wetland hydroperiod

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919865865     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: 19436246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13157-014-0554-x     Document Type: Article

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