Role of seed settleability and settling velocity in water for plant colonization of river gravel bars

Questions: A natural gravel-bed river is an important habitat for xerophytic plant species that prefer dry and periodically disturbed environments. However, human-impacted gravel bars covered with fine sandy sediments are often rapidly occupied by hygrophytic and mesophytic species, including weedy...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Vegetation Science. - Opulus Press. - 24(2013), 4, Seite 712-723
1. Verfasser: Yoshikawa, Masato (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Hoshino, Yoshinobu, Iwata, Naoto
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2013
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of Vegetation Science
Schlagworte:Biological sciences Physical sciences