The influence of water level fluctuations on the growth of four emergent macrophyte species

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 309-315

  Deegan, Brian M ^a   White, Sean D ^a   Ganf, George G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon limitation; Cyperus vaginatus; Phragmites australis; Relative growth rate; Triglochin procerum; Typha domingensis; Water regime; Wetland plants

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELEVATION; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; MACROPHYTE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REEDBED; SEDGE; WATER LEVEL; WETLAND;

CYPERUS; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; TRIGLOCHIN PROCERUM; TYPHA DOMINGENSIS;

EID: 33947131245     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2006.11.006     Document Type: Article

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