Evaluating the feasibility of planting aquatic plants in shallow lakes in the Mississippi Delta

Journal of Aquatic Plant Management

Volumn 44, Issue JULY, 2006, Pages 73-80

  Smiley Jr , Peter C ^a,b   Dibble, Eric D ^a,b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOIL DRAINAGE RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

Author keywords

Active planting; Aquatic plants; Lakes; Littoral zone; Mississippi; Restoration

Indexed keywords

ALISMATACEAE; ELEOCHARIS; ELEOCHARIS OBTUSA; ELEOCHARIS QUADRANGULATA; LILIUM; NYMPHAEA; NYMPHAEA ODORATA; SAGITTARIA LATIFOLIA;

EID: 33750586567     PISSN: 01466623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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