Diurnal carbon restrictions on the photosynthesis of dense stands of Elodea nuttallii (Planch.) St. John

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 340, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 11-16

  Jones, J Iwan ^a   Hardwick, Keith ^a   Eaton, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

growth; oxygen; pH; physiology; temperature; weedbed

Indexed keywords

ELODEA NUTTALLII;

EID: 0030427969     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00012727     Document Type: Conference Paper

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