The Waving Plants of the River

Description:

Provides a better understanding of how water plants behave.

Contents:

1 Flowing in the Water

1.1 Introduction

1.2 The behaviour of flow

1.3 Flow effects and damage

1.4 Riverscape

1.5 Adapting to the water

Tables

Appendix

2 Ranunculus (Batrachian), Berula

erecta and Sparganium emersum

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Ranunculus spp. (Batrachian) Water

crowfoot

2.2.1 Introduction

2.2.2 Structure

2.2.3 River distributions

2.2.4 Pattern and habitat

2.2.5 Community types

2.2.6 Management

2.2.7 Nutrients

2.3 Berula erecta (Huds.) Colville Sium

erectum Huds., S. angustifolium L

2.3.1 Introduction

2.3.2 Structure

2..3.3 Some interactions between Berula

erecta, Apium nodiflorum,

Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum agg., and

Ranunculus spp

2.3.4 Communities

2.3.5 River distributions

2.4 Sparganium emersum Rehman,

Lesser bur reed, ‘strapweed’

2.4.1 Introduction

2.4.2 Structure

2.4.3 Autecology

2.4.4 Community

2.4.5 River distributions

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3 Pattern and Process

3.1 General

3.2 Organisation

3.2.1 Self-organisation

3.2.2 Organisation by patterned habitat

3.2.3 Organisation by plant growth

3.2.4 Other factors

3.3 Patterns with flow

3.4 Patterns with depth

3.5 Patterns with substrate

3.6 Patterns with necessary chemicals

(nutrients and gases)

3.7 Patterns with pollution

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4 Lament

Tables

Bibliography