Sediment-related growth limitation of Elodea nuttallii as indicated by a fertilization experiment

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-44

  Best, E P H ^a,b   Woltman, H ^a   Jacobs, F H H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b AScI Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELODEA NUTTALLII; HYDROCHARITACEAE;

FERTILIZATION; GROWTH LIMITATION;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 0030304329     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1996.d01-474.x     Document Type: Article

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