A Method for Classifying European Riverine Wetland Ecosystems Using Functional Vegetation Groups
1994; Wiley; Volume: 8; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/2389908
ISSN1365-2435
AutoresJeremy Hills, Kevin Murphy, I. D. Pulford, T. H. Flowers,
Tópico(s)Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
ResumoThe aim of this work is to formulate a methodology for the use of trait analysis to classify European riverine wetlands into functional vegetation types. Plant species and data on biological traits and survival strategy were collected from sites in England (Bradford Mill and Kismeldon, River Torridge), France (R. Allier at Apremont and the R. Loire at Decize) and Ireland (R. Shannon at Clonmacnoise and the Little Brosna near Banagher) during 1991. Linear and multiple discriminant analyses were used to distinguish objectively between plant populations with a priori-selected strategies. There appeared to be very little variation in disturbance-tolerance between the wetland plant populations studied (...)
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