The impact of grazing waterfowl on submerged macrophytes: In situ experiments in a shallow eutrophic lake

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 73-84

  Søndergaard, Martin ^a   Bruun, Lise ^a   Lauridsen, Torben ^a   Jeppesen, Erik ^a   Madsen, Tom Vindbæk ^b  

^a Department of Inland Fisheries   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Exclosure experiments; Lake recovery; Submerged macrophytes; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC MACROPHYTE; GRAZING; SHOOT GROWTH; SUBMERGED MACROPHYTE; WATERFOWL;

DENMARK, LAKE STIGSHOLM;

CALLITRICHACEAE; CALLITRICHE HERMAPHRODITICA; CYGNUS OLOR; FULICA ATRA; POTAMOGETON CRISPUS; POTAMOGETON PECTINATUS; POTAMOGETONACEAE;

EID: 0030432968     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3770(95)01013-0     Document Type: Article

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