Phenotypic plasticity and mechanical stress: Biomass partitioning and clonal growth of an aquatic plant species

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1090-1099

  Puijalon, Sara ^a   Bornette, Gudrun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Berula erecta; Clonal plant; Clone architecture; Hydraulic stress; Morphology; Stress recovery; Submerged aquatic vegetation

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CLIMATE VARIATION; CLONAL GROWTH; GROWTH RATE; PLASTICITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STRESS; SURVIVAL;

BERULA ERECTA;

EID: 33748376925     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.93.8.1090     Document Type: Article

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