Slow growth and decomposition of mosses in Arctic lakes

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 388-393

  Sand Jensen, Kaj ^a   Riis, Tenna ^a,c   Markager, Stiig ^a,d   Vincent, Warwick F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^d NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; GROWTH; LAKE; MOSS; SUBMERGED VEGETATION;

ARCTIC; CANADA;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; PTERIDOPHYTA;

EID: 0033029403     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f98-184     Document Type: Article

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