Growth and morphological responses of four helophyte species in an experimental water-depth gradient

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 11-24

  Coops, Hugo ^a   Van Den Brink, Fred W B ^b   Van Der Velde, Gerard ^b  

^a INST INLAND WATER MGMT WASTE W   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Growth response; Helophytes; Morphological response; Phalaris; Phragmites; Scirpus; Water depth

Indexed keywords

CYPERACEAE; PHALARIS; PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA; PHRAGMITES; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; SCHOENOPLECTUS MARITIMUS; SCIRPUS; POACEAE; SCIRPUS LACUSTRIS; SCIRPUS MARITIMUS;

BIOMASS; GROWTH RESPONSE; HELOPHYTE; MORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; STEM GROWTH; WATER DEPTH;

EID: 0030153402     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3770(96)01025-X     Document Type: Article

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