1. In river corridors, water plays a key role in connecting various landscape patches.
Thishydrological connectivity'operates on the four dimensions of fluvial hydrosystems …

Studies of disturbance have a long tradition in vegetation ecology (Cooper 1926; Raup
1941; White 1979) and have increased lly during the last 30 years (Dayton 1971; …

Aim Current weaknesses of diversity theory include: a failure to distinguish different
biogeographical response variables under the general heading of diversity; and a general …

In many temporary wetlands such as those on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales
Australia, the development of plant communities is largely the result of germination and …

We review and compare well-studied examples of five large, infrequent disturbances (LIDs)—
fire, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, and floods—in terms of the physical …

Biological invasions are a threat to ecosystems across all biogeographical realms. Riparian
habitats are considered to be particularly prone to invasion by alien plant species and …

Diversity theory predicts that species numbers should be highest at intermediate levels of
both disturbance and environmental stress. We examined woody and herbaceous plant …

This paper delivers a conceptual framework for the ecological functioning and biodiversity
patterns of lakes that is based on the floodpulse concept (FPC). The specific characteristics …

Summary 1 One of the main targets of river regulation with dams and dykes is the
stabilization of highly fluctuating water tables. While there is information about the overall …

Spatial variation in plant community composition and structure in relation to flood frequency
was explored on a large hydrologically variable arid floodplain in central Australia. Flooding …