Mechanical strength of stems in aquatic macrophytes

Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 181-187

  Bociag, Katarzyna ^a   Gałka, Agnieszka ^a   Łazarewicz, Tymon ^b   Szmeja, Józef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

^b GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aquatic macrophytes; Mechanic properties; Stem anatomy; Stretching; Water flow

Indexed keywords

BATRACHIUM; CHARA; CHARA FRAGILIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; PECTINATUS; POTAMOGETON NATANS;

EID: 70350635964     PISSN: 00016977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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