Light attenuation and photosynthesis of aquatic plant communities

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 396-407

  Krause Jensen, Dorte ^a   Sand Jensen, Kaj ^b  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; LIGHT ATTENUATION; PHOTIC ZONE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

EID: 0031813316     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1998.43.3.0396     Document Type: Article

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