Development of a partitioned-biomass model for rooted macrophyte growth

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 56, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 265-276

  Davis, John F ^a   McDonnell, Archie J ^b  

^a WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass models; Photosynthesis; Respiration; Rooted macrophytes

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMASS; BREATHING RATE; ECOSYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT;

AQUATIC MACROPHYTE; BIOMASS MODEL; GROWTH MODEL;

ELODEA CANADENSIS; HYDROCHARITACEAE; POTAMOGETON CRISPUS; POTAMOGETONACEAE;

EID: 0030618225     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(96)01103-5     Document Type: Article

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