Alkalinity and trophic state regulate aquatic plant distribution in Danish lakes

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 85-107

  Vestergaard, Ole ^a   Sand Jensen, Kaj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Alkalinity; Aquatic macrophytes; Multivariate analysis; Species composition; Trophy

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE;

ALKALINITY; MACROPHYTE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TROPHIC STATUS;

ALKALINITY; AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; DENMARK; LAKE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PH; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH;

DENMARK;

EID: 0034108102     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(00)00086-3     Document Type: Article

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