The response of Vallisneria spinulosa (Hydrocharitaceae) to different loadings of ammonia and nitrate at moderate phosphorus concentration: A mesocosm approach

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2321-2330

  Li, Wei ^a   Zhang, Zhao ^a   Jeppesen, Erik ^b  

^a Wuhan Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Nitrogen; Phytoplankton; Shallow lakes; Submerged macrophyte loss

Indexed keywords

HYDROCHARITACEAE; VALLISNERIA;

EID: 53249109557     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2008.02053.x     Document Type: Article

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