Growth and resource allocation in response to flooding in the emergent sedge Bolboschoenus medianus

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 145-160

  Blanch, Stuart J ^a   G Ganf, George ^a   Walker, Keith F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depth; Macrophyte; RGR; Strategy; Tuber; Water regime

Indexed keywords

WATER;

FLOOD; GROWTH RESPONSE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEDGE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF;

BOLBOSCHOENUS MEDIANUS;

EID: 0032979519     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(98)00109-0     Document Type: Article

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