Light limiting thresholds for submerged aquatic vegetation in a blackwater river

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 346-352

  Dobberfuhl, Dean R ^a  

^a ST JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

Drought; Epiphyte burden; Minimum light threshold; Salinity effect; Vallisneria americana

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; EPIPHYTE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LIMITING FACTOR; RIVER SYSTEM; SALINITY; SUBMERGED VEGETATION; THRESHOLD;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; SAINT JOHN RIVER; UNITED STATES;

VALLISNERIA AMERICANA;

EID: 33947182042     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2007.01.003     Document Type: Article

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