A controlled water-table depth system to study the influence of fine-scale differences in water regime for plant growth

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 70-74

  Araya, Yoseph N ^a   Gowing, David J ^a   Dise, Nancy ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Niche separation; Plant production; Soil moisture; Water table depth

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DRAINAGE; FLOODING; GRASSLAND; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; MESOCOSM; MONOCOTYLEDON; NICHE PARTITIONING; RESERVOIR; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; TENSIOMETER; WATER DEPTH; WATER TABLE; WATER TREATMENT;

CAREX NIGRA; FESTUCA PRATENSIS;

EID: 70449707110     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2009.10.004     Document Type: Article

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