Riparian vegetation research in Mediterranean-climate regions: common patterns, ecological processes, and considerations for management

• Published in: Hydrobiologia Vol. 719; no. 1; pp. 291 - 315
• Main Authors: Stella, John C., Rodríguez-González, Patricia M., Dufour, Simon, Bendix, Jacob
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.11.2013; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Analysis; anthropogenic activities; Australia; biodiversity; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Chile; Climate; Climate change; Community structure; demographic statistics; Ecology; Ecosystems; Ephemeral streams; Flora; Freshwater; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Greenhouse effect; habitats; Introduced species; Land use; landscapes; Life Sciences; Mediterranean climate; Mediterranean Climate Streams; Northern Africa; Plant communities; Plant populations; Plant species; Regulated rivers; Riparian ecology; Riparian vegetation; River regulations; Rivers; South Africa; Stream discharge; Stream flow; vegetation; Water shortages; Zoology; South Africa; Australia; MED, Western Mediterranean; ISE, Chile; Northern Africa; Chile; Mediterranean basin; South Africa; Riparian ecohydrology; California; Australia; Chile

Riparian corridors in Mediterranean-climate regions (med-regions) are resource-rich habitats within water-limited, larger landscapes. However, little is known about how their plant communities compare functionally and compositionally across med-regions. In recent decades, research on these ecosystem...