Water level affects growth of endangered northeastern bulrush, Scirpus ancistrochaetus Schuyler

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 213-219

  Lentz, Kendra A ^a   Dunson, William A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyperaceae; Emergent vegetation; Endangered species; Plant growth; Water depth

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ENDANGERED PLANT; GROWTH; NORTHEASTERN BULRUSH; WATER LEVEL;

AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER CONTENT;

SCIRPUS ANCISTROCHAETUS;

EID: 0031899783     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(97)00098-3     Document Type: Article

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