Field growth characteristics of two aquatic carnivorous plants, Aldrovanda vesiculosa and Utricularia australis

Folia Geobotanica

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 395-406

  Adamec, Lubomír ^a   Kovářová, Milena ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Aldrovanda introduction; Czech Republic; Growth analysis; Photosynthetic CO2 affinity; Shallow dystrophic waters; Water chemistry

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARNIVOROUS PLANT; GROWTH RATE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RARITY; WATER CHEMISTRY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE;

ALDROVANDA; ALDROVANDA VESICULOSA; UTRICULARIA; UTRICULARIA AUSTRALIS;

EID: 33845301163     PISSN: 12119520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02806556     Document Type: Article

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