Density-dependent effects of snail grazing on the growth of a submerged macrophyte, Vallisneria spiralis

Ecological Complexity

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 438-442

  Li, Kuan Yi ^a,b   Liu, Zheng Wen ^a,c   Gu, Bin He ^d  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d GUANGDONG OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Grazer density; Growth; Radix swinhoei; Vallisneria spiralis

Indexed keywords

GASTROPODA; RADIX SWINHOEI; VALLISNERIA SPIRALIS;

EID: 70450195332     PISSN: 1476945X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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