The influence of different sediment nutrient contents on growth and competition of Elodea nuttallii and Myriophyllum spicatum in nutrient-poor waters

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-57

  Angelstein, Susanne ^a   Wolfram, Christa ^a   Rann, Karsten ^a   Kiwel, Uwe ^a   Frimel, Siegfried ^a   Merbach, Ines ^a   Schubert, Hendrik ^b  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Macrophyte; Oligotrophic lake conditions; Phosphorus limitation; Root competition; Sediment fertility

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MACROPHYTE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; SUBMERGED VEGETATION; SUCCESSION;

EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

ELODEA NUTTALLII; MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM;

EID: 77954667366     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2009/0175-0049     Document Type: Article

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