Alternative stable states in the aquatic vegetation of shallow urban lakes. II. Catastrophic loss of aquatic plants consequent to nutrient enrichment

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 201-215

  Morris, Kay ^a   Bailey, Paul C ^a   Boon, Paul I ^b   Hughes, Leesa ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Azolla; Eutrophication; Macrophytes; Stable states; Vallisneria

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL STABILITY; EUTROPHICATION; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MACROPHYTE; MESOCOSM; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ALGAE; AZOLLA; AZOLLA FILICULOIDES; AZOLLA PINNATA; FILICOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; VALLISNERIA; VALLISNERIA AMERICANA;

EID: 0042850745     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF02003     Document Type: Article

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