Influence of water level fluctuation on the mortality and aboveground biomass of the aquatic macrophyte Eleocharis interstincta (VAHL) Roemer et Schults

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 281-290

  Dos Santos, Anderson Medeiros ^a   De Assis Esteves, Francisco ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aquatic macrophytes; Biomass; Coastal lagoon; Eleocharis interstincta; Water level fluctuation

Indexed keywords

EID: 19944414683     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-89132004000200016     Document Type: Article

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