The effect of flooding regimes on decomposition of Polygonum pensylvanicum in playa wetlands (Southern Great Plains, USA)

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 97-108

  Anderson, James T ^a,b   Smith, Loren M ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Pink smartweed; Playa; Polygonum pensylvanicum; Southern Great Plains Texas; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; HEMICELLULOSE; PROTEIN;

AQUATIC PLANT; DECOMPOSITION; FLOODING; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; PLAYA; WETLAND;

ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PLANT LITTER; UNITED STATES; WETLAND;

UNITED STATES;

POLYGONUM; POLYGONUM CONVOLVULUS; POLYGONUM PENSYLVANICUM;

EID: 0036779354     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(02)00049-9     Document Type: Article

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