Morphological plastic responses to water depth and wave exposure in an aquatic plant (Myriophyllum spicatum)

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 166-175

  Strand, John A ^a,b   Weisner, Stefan E B ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Rural Economy and Agricultural Society   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allocation; Allometry; Nutrients; Periphyton; Submerged macrophytes

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; GLASSHOUSE; GROWTH REGULATION; LAKE WATER; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PERIPHYTON; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT MORPHOLOGY; PLANT NUTRIENT; PLANT RESPONSE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SHOOT GROWTH; WATER DEPTH; WAVE;

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SUBMERGED VEGETATION; WATER DEPTH; WAVE ACTION;

MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM;

EID: 0035026808     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2001.00530.x     Document Type: Article

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