Effects of dredging on the vegetation in a small lowland river
Background Conventional river engineering operations have a substantial influence on the fluvial ecosystem. Regulation and channelization generally reduce the physical heterogeneity of river beds and banks and the heterogeneity of habitats. They determine the character, diversity and species richnes...
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PeerJ Inc.
2019-01-01
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