Local flooding history affects plant recruitment in riparian zones

Aims Many rivers across the globe are severely impacted by changed flooding regimes, resulting in drastic shifts in vegetation, but the processes driving the exchange of flood‐sensitive and flood‐tolerant species are understood less. We studied the role of long‐term and recent flooding histories for riparian plant recruitment in response to various changes in flooding regime. Location Vindel River catchment (Northern Sweden). Methods We...