Species-specific depth zonation in New Zealand charophytes as a function of light availability

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 72, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 209-217

  Schwarz, Anne Maree ^a   De Winton, Mary ^a   Hawes, Ian ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aquatic macrophytes; Depth limits; Optical depth

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; DEPTH; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MACROPHYTE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; ZONATION;

ALGAL GROWTH; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIGHT IRRADIANCE; NONHUMAN; PLANT TAXONOMY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

NEW ZEALAND;

CHARA; CHARA CORALLINA; CHARA FIBROSA; CHARA GLOBULARIS; CHARACEAE; CHARALES; CORALLINA; NITELLA; NITELLA HYALINA; NITELLA PSEUDOFLABELLATA; RICKETTSIA SP. PAR;

EID: 0036126852     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(01)00201-7     Document Type: Article

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