Site differences in the clone structure of an emergent sedge, Cladium jamaicense

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 79-91

  Brewer, J Stephen ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clonal growth; Marl; Peat; Productivity

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; CLONAL ANERGY; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

CLADIUM JAMAICENSE; CYPERACEAE;

CLONAL GROWTH; CULM; SAWGRASS;

USA, FLORIDA, EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 0030251120     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(96)01060-1     Document Type: Article

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