[en] The objective of the study is to create a typology of macrophytes for the reference watercourses of the Meuse River catchment basininWalloniaasasteptowardstheimplementationoftheEuropeanWaterFrameworkDirective.The50sitesstudiedarethe objectofaphysicochemicalandenvironmentalcharacterizationfollowedbyafloristicsurvey(phanerogams,mosses,liverworts, andmacroalgae).Sixclustersofwatercourseswiththeircharacteristicspeciesarehighlightedbytwo-wayclusteringandindicator species. The abundance of phanerogams in some watercourses of the Arden region is not only linked to light intensity but also dependsonthedegreeofslopeandthenatureofthegeologicalsubstrate
Rosillon, Francis ; Université de Liège - ULiège > DER Sc. et gest. de l'environnement (Arlon Campus Environ.) > DER Sc. et gest. de l'environnement (Arlon Campus Environ.)
Sossey Alaoui, Khadija ; Université de Liège - ULiège > DER Sc. et gest. de l'environnement (Arlon Campus Environ.) > Eau, Environnement, Développement
Language :
English
Title :
Contribution to the Macrophytic Typology of Belgian Reference Watercourses
Alternative titles :
[en] Contribution to the Macrophytic Typology of Belgian Reference Watercourses
Publication date :
03 February 2015
Journal title :
Advances in Botany
Volume :
Volume 2015, Article ID 651369
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
Name of the research project :
Définition des conditions de référence des cours d'eu wallons
