Population density and module demography in Trapa natans (Trapaceae), an annual, clonal aquatic macrophyte

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1406-1415

  Groth, Anne T ^a   Lovett Doust, Lesley ^a   Lovett Doust, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

aquatic weed; Chinese water chestnut; clonal growth; exotic; modular demography; population density; ramet; Trapa natans; Trapaceae

Indexed keywords

TRAPA NATANS; TRAPACEAE;

AQUATIC MACROPHYTE; CHINESE WATER CHESTNUT; CLONAL GROWTH; FLOATING PLANT; MODULAR DEMOGRAPHY; POPULATION DENSITY;

EID: 0030301269     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446095     Document Type: Article

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