Effects of waves on helophyte stands: Mechanical characteristics of stems of Phragmites australis and Scirpus lacustris

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 175-185

  Coops, Hugo ^a   Van Der Velde, Gerard ^b  

^a INST INLAND WATER MGMT WASTE W   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Flexural stiffness; Fracture; Helophytes; Phragmites; Scirpus; Waves

Indexed keywords

PHRAGMITES; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; SCIRPUS; CYPERACEAE; POACEAE; SCIRPUS LACUSTRIS;

HELOPHYTE; WAVE;

EID: 0030468480     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3770(96)01026-1     Document Type: Article

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