Seed germination of three species of Vallisneria (Hydrocharitaceae), and the effects of freshwater microalgae

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 544, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-18

  Zhongqiang, Li ^a   Yu, Dan ^a   Manghui, Tu ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adaption; Facilitating; Freshwater microalgae; Pattern; Seed germination; Vallisneria

Indexed keywords

SEED;

ADAPTION; FACILITATING; FRESHWATER MICROALGAE; PATTERN; VALLISNERIA;

ALGAE;

AQUATIC PLANT; FACILITATION; GERMINATION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MICROALGA; SEED; TEMPERATURE;

ALGAE; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; VALLISNERIA; VALLISNERIA DENSESERRULATA; VALLISNERIA NATANS; VALLISNERIA SPINULOSA;

EID: 24644487777     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-004-7895-z     Document Type: Article

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