Riparian plant community responses to increased flooding: A meta‐analysis

AG Garssen, A Baattrup‐Pedersen… - Global Change …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
A future higher risk of severe flooding of streams and rivers has been projected to change
riparian plant community composition and species richness, but the extent and direction of …

Phragmites australis management in the United States: 40 years of methods and outcomes

ELG Hazelton, TJ Mozdzer, DM Burdick… - AoB plants, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Studies on invasive plant management are often short in duration and limited in the methods
tested, and lack an adequate description of plant communities that replace the invader …

Impacts of artificial barriers on the connectivity and dispersal of vascular macrophytes in rivers: A critical review

PE Jones, S Consuegra, L Börger, J Jones… - Freshwater …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Macrophytes play important functional roles in river ecosystems, providing habitat and food,
as well as influencing flow, water chemistry, and sediment dynamics. They also represent an …

Using propagules to restore coastal marine ecosystems

MA Vanderklift, C Doropoulos, D Gorman… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Reversing the decline of coastal marine ecosystems will rely extensively on ecological
restoration. This will in turn rely on ensuring adequate supply and survival of propagules …

Gut travellers: internal dispersal of aquatic organisms by waterfowl

CHA van Leeuwen, G Van der Velde… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Patterns of high biodiversity among less mobile organisms throughout isolated locations
suggest that passive dispersal importantly contributes to biodiversity. We examined the …

Fens and floodplains of the temperate zone: present status, threats, conservation and restoration

R van Diggelen, B Middleton, J Bakker… - Applied Vegetation …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
This Special Feature focuses on lowland fens and flood plains. In this introduction we
discuss the most important mire‐related terms, present status, threats and conservation and …

Seed dispersal by dabbling ducks: an overlooked dispersal pathway for a broad spectrum of plant species

MB Soons, AL Brochet, E Kleyheeg… - Journal of ecology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Dabbling ducks (Anatinae) are omnivorous birds that are widespread, numerous, highly
mobile and often migratory, and therefore have great potential for (long distance) dispersal …

How did this snail get here? Several dispersal vectors inferred for an aquatic invasive species

CHA Van Leeuwen, N Huig, G Van der Velde… - Freshwater …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
How species reach and persist in isolated habitats remains an open question in many
cases, especially for rapidly spreading invasive species. This is particularly true for …

Effects of climate‐induced increases in summer drought on riparian plant species: A meta‐analysis

AG Garssen, JTA Verhoeven, MB Soons - Freshwater Biology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Frequency and duration of summer droughts are predicted to increase in the near future in
many parts of the world, with considerable anticipated effects on riparian plant community …

Dispersal as a limiting factor in the colonization of restored mountain streams by plants and macroinvertebrates

RJ Brederveld, SC Jähnig, AW Lorenz… - Journal of Applied …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past centuries, European streams have been heavily influenced by humans
through pollution and regulation. As a result, the quality and diversity of freshwater riparian …