Sexual reproduction under fluctuating water levels in an amphibious plant Schoenoplectus lineolatus (Cyperaceae): A waiting strategy?

Limnology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-6

  Ishii, Jun ^a   Kadono, Yasuro ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amphibious macrophyte; Fluctuating water level; Irrigation pond; Schoenoplectus lineolatus; Sexual reproduction

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCE; MACROPHYTE; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; WATER LEVEL;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; HYOGO; JAPAN; KINKI;

CYPERACEAE; SCHOENOPLECTUS;

EID: 2442430570     PISSN: 14398621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10201-003-0108-z     Document Type: Article

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