Construction costs for some aquatic plants

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 56, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 203-214

  Spencer, David F ^a   Ryan, Frederick J ^b   Ksander, Greg G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction cost; Heat of combustion; Hydrilla; Potamogeton; Propagules; Tubers; Turions; Winter buds

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; CALORIE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; REPRODUCTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; VEGETATION;

AQUATIC MACROPHYTE; CALORIC CONTENT; CONSTRUCTION COST; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

HYDRILLA VERTICILLATA; HYDROCHARITACEAE; POTAMOGETON GRAMINEUS; POTAMOGETON NODOSUS; POTAMOGETON PECTINATUS; POTAMOGETONACEAE;

EID: 0030618221     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(96)01113-8     Document Type: Article

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