Growth rates and morphological adaptations of aquatic and terrestrial forms of amphibiious Littorella uniflora (L.) Aschers

Plant Ecology

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 135-140

  Nielsen, Søren Laurentius ^a   Sand Jensen, Kaj ^b  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Amphibious plants; Growth rate; Littorella uniflora; Morphological adaptations

Indexed keywords

LITTORELLA UNIFLORA; PLANTAGINACEAE;

AMPHIBIOUS PLANTS; GROWTH RATE; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; SHOREWEED;

EID: 0030618629     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009715914979     Document Type: Article

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