Vallisneria americana as a biomonitor of aquatic ecosystems: Leaf-to- root surface area ratios and organic contamination in the Huron-Erie corridor

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 289-303

  Biernacki, Maciej ^a   Lovett Doust, Jon ^a   Lovett Doust, Lesley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

American wildcelery; aquatic macrophyte; biomonitoring; contaminants; organochlorine; sediment

Indexed keywords

VALLISNERIA AMERICANA;

EID: 0029822241     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(96)70956-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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