A rhizotron to study root growth under flooded conditions tested with two wetland Cyperaceae

Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Volumn 201, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 429-439

  Busch, Joachim ^a   Mendelssohn, Irving A ^a   Lorenzen, Bent ^b   Brix, Hans ^b   Miao, ShiLi ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

Eleocharis cellulosa; Everglades; Flooding; Phosphorus; Rhizotron; Rhynchospora tracyi

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; BOTANY; HARVESTING; LABORATORY METHOD; MORPHOMETRY; PHOSPHATE; PLANT; ROOT ARCHITECTURE;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CYPERACEAE; ELEOCHARIS; ELEOCHARIS CELLULOSA; RHYNCHOSPORA TRACYI;

EID: 33747799674     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2005.08.007     Document Type: Article

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