Biogeomorphic feedback between plant growth and flooding causes alternative stable states in an experimental floodplain

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 93, Issue , 2016, Pages 223-235

  Wang, Chen ^a,b   Wang, Qiao ^a   Meire, Dieter ^c   Ma, Wandong ^a   Wu, Chuanqing ^a   Meng, Zhen ^d   Van de Koppel, Johan ^e   Troch, Peter ^c   Verhoeven, Ronny ^c   De Mulder, Tom ^c   Temmerman, Stijn ^b  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^e NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alternative stable state; Biogeomorphic feedback; Flooding; Floodplain; Flume experiment; Plant

Indexed keywords

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FEEDBACK; LONG TERM EVOLUTION (LTE); OIL WELL FLOODING; SEED; VEGETATION;

ALTERNATIVE STABLE STATE; BIOGEOMORPHIC FEEDBACKS; FLOOD PLAINS; FLUME EXPERIMENT; PLANT;

FLOODS;

DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; FLUME EXPERIMENT; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SUBSTRATE; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 84940705438     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2015.07.003     Document Type: Article

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