Flood Disturbance and the Distribution of Riparian Species Diversity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5124264 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jacob Bendix (0000-0002-5125-0347, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 468 |
| Publication date | 1997-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7428 • E-ISSN: 1931-0846 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/215226 |
| OpenAlex | W2121200361 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
Biodiversity varies considerably in Southern Californian riparian vegetation. The intermediate disturbance hypothesis posits greatest diversity in settings that are subject to moderate-intensity disturbance. Flood intensity tends to vary systematically in watersheds, potentially imposing patterns of biodiversity. In two study watersheds, species richness increases with flood severity. Diversity, or heterogeneity, is less predictable: Biodiversity patterns in these watersheds are complicated by atypical patterns of flood severity. Although riparian diversity may be intimately dependent on flood disturbance, the relationship is predictable only with due attention to the physiographic details of individual stream networks
Archaeology · Biology · Cartography · Distribution (mathematics · Disturbance (geology · Diversity (politics · Flood myth · Floodplain · Geography · Geomorphology · Geotechnical engineering · Habitat · Hydrology (agriculture · Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis · Physical geography · Riparian zone · Sociology · Ecology · Environmental Science · Fish Ecology and Management Studies · Geology · Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes · Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2002 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |