Spatially and temporally sporadic appearance of macrophytes in the littoral zone of Lake Kinneret, Israel: Taking advantage of a window of opportunity

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 249-267

  Gafny, S ^a   Gasith, A ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Distribution; Growth; Potamogeton pectinatus; Water level fluctuations

Indexed keywords

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ISRAEL; LAKE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; SEDIMENT;

ISRAEL;

POTAMOGETON PECTINATUS;

EID: 0033002588     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(98)00097-7     Document Type: Article

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