Experimental analysis of the competition between algae and duckweed

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 401-412

  Roijackers, R ^a   Szabo S ^b   Scheffer, M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Agricultural Sciences and Environmental Management   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Alga; Competition; Lemna; Nutrients; pH; Shading

Indexed keywords

ALGA; AQUATIC PLANT; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NUTRIENT; PH; SHADING;

ALGAE; LEMNA; LEMNA GIBBA;

EID: 3843130500     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2004/0160-0401     Document Type: Article

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