The biomass and nutrient levels of Calamagrostis canadensis and Carex stricta under different hydrologic and fungicide regimes

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 124-130

  Wetzel, Paul R ^a,b   Van Der Valk, Arnold G ^a,b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Benomyl fungicide; Foliar nitrogen; Foliar phosphorus; Hydroperiod; Marsh reed grass; Wetland

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DROUGHT; FUNGICIDES; HYDROLOGY; NUTRITION; WETLANDS;

CALAMAGROSTIS CANADENSIS; HYDROPERIODS; NUTRIENT LEVELS; PLANT SPECIES;

FUNGI;

BIOMASS; COEXISTENCE; FUNGICIDE; GROWTH RATE; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; WETLAND;

BIOMASS; FUNGI; HYDROLOGY; NUTRIENTS;

CALAMAGROSTIS CANADENSIS; CAREX STRICTA; FUNGI; PHRAGMITES;

EID: 16844385556     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B04-142     Document Type: Article

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