Tissue nutrient concentrations in freshwater aquatic macrophytes: High inter-taxon differences and low phenotypic response to nutrient supply

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2073-2086

  Demars, Benoît O L ^a   Edwards, A C ^a,b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aquatic plants; C : N : P stoichiometry; Elemental composition; Eutrophication

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 35248868270     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01817.x     Document Type: Article

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