An experimental system to study ecophysiological responses of submerged macrophytes to temperature and light

Ecological Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 172-176

  Imamoto, Hiroomi ^a   Horiya, Kenji ^b   Yamasaki, Mitsuo ^c   Washitani, Izumi ^d  

^a Water Resources Environment Technology Center   (Japan)

^b IDEA CONSULTANTS INC   (Japan)

^c University of Tokyo ^*  (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ecophysiological comparison; Growth; Lake Biwa; Response to light; Submerged macrophytes

Indexed keywords

ECOPHYSIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; LIGHT EFFECT; MACROPHYTE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SUBMERGED VEGETATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ASIA; BIWA LAKE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; KINKI; SHIGA;

ELODEA NUTTALLII; POTAMOGETON MAACKIANUS; VALLISNERIA ASIATICA;

EID: 33846324049     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-006-0013-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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