RECRUITMENT AND SUCCESSIONAL DYNAMICS DIVERSIFY THE SHIFTING HABITAT MOSAIC OF AN ALASKAN FLOODPLAIN

ABSTRACT We measured plant recruitment patterns, successional dynamics, and biophysical processes on laterally expansive floodplains of the Kwethluk River, Alaska. The main channel of this gravel‐bed river frequently avulses and possesses an anabranching plan form. Fluvial processes were interactive...

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Veröffentlicht in:	River research and applications 2013-07, Vol.29 (6), p.671-685
Hauptverfasser:	Mouw, J. E.B., Chaffin, J. L., Whited, D. C., Hauer, F. R., Matson, P. L., Stanford, J. A.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alaska Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Biological and medical sciences flooding Fresh water ecosystems Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology herbivory Kwethluk River primary succession recruitment secondary succession shifting habitat mosaic Synecology
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