Eleocharis sphacelata: Internal gas transport pathways and modelling of aeration by pressurized flow and diffusion

New Phytologist

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 433-442

  Sorrell, Brian K ^a,d   Brix, Hans ^b   Orr, Philip T ^c  

^a MURRAY DARLING FRESHWATER RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Eleocharis sphacelata; Flooding avoidance; Oxygen; Respiration; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ELEOCHARIS SPHACELATA;

EID: 0031443314     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1997.00769.x     Document Type: Article

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