Effects of water depth and substrate on growth and morphology of Eleocharis sphacelata: Implications for culm support and internal gas transport

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 93-106

  Sorrell, Brian K ^a   Tanner, Chris C ^a   Sukias, James P S ^a  

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

Author keywords

Aeration; Biomass allocation; Depth limits; Emergent macrophytes; Nutrients

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC MATTER; WATER;

GROWTH; MACROPHYTE; MORPHOLOGY; SUBSTRATE; WATER DEPTH;

AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELEOCHARIS SPHACELATA; GAS TRANSPORT; INFLORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT HEIGHT; PLANT MORPHOLOGY; POROSITY; RHIZOME; ROOT GROWTH; ROOTING; SANDY SOIL;

ELEOCHARIS;

EID: 0036276849     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(02)00011-6     Document Type: Article

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