Plant reproduction in temporary wetlands: The effects of seasonal timing, depth, and duration of flooding

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 153-167

  Warwick, Nigel W M ^a   Brock, Margaret A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b Centre for Natural Resources   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquatic plants; Drying; Flooding; Reproductive units; Seed bank; Temporary wetlands

Indexed keywords

FLOODING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEED BANK; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; WETLAND;

AUSTRALIA; NEW ENGLAND; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 0141676089     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(03)00102-5     Document Type: Article

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