Interactive Effects of Light and Salinity Stress on the Growth, Reproduction, and Photosynthetic Capabilities of Vallisneria americana (Wild Celery)

Estuaries

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1255-1268

  French, Gail T ^a   Moore, Kenneth A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT EFFECT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REPRODUCTION; SALINITY TOLERANCE;

APIUM GRAVEOLENS VAR. DULCE; SAN ANGELO VIRUS; VALLISNERIA; VALLISNERIA AMERICANA;

EID: 0348227679     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02803628     Document Type: Article

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