Effect of increasing photon irradiance on the growth of Vallisneria americana in the tidal Potomac River

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 337-345

  Carter, Virginia ^a   Rybicki, Nancy B ^a   Turtora, Michael ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Light; Revegetation; Submersed macrophytes

Indexed keywords

VALLISNERIA AMERICANA; ALGAE; HYDROCHARITACEAE;

WATER;

ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARY; GROWTH; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; REVEGETATION;

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARY; HYDROCHARITACEAE; MACROPHYTE; NUTRIENT; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; PHOTON; PLANT; POPULATION; REVEGETATION; RIVER; SEDIMENT; TRANSPLANTATION; TURBIDITY;

USA, CHESAPEAKE BAY;

EID: 0030201537     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3770(96)01051-0     Document Type: Article

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