Germination characteristics and sporeling success of Azolla filiculoides Lamarck, an aquatic invasive fern, in a Mediterranean temporary wetland

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 89-92

  Fernández Zamudio, Rocío ^a   García Murillo, Pablo ^a   Cirujano, Santos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Azolla filiculoides; Drought; Phosphorus enrichment; Salinity; Spore germination; Storage

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; DROUGHT; FERN; GERMINATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; MEDITERRANEAN WATER; PHOSPHORUS; SALINITY; SPORE; STORAGE; WETLAND;

AZOLLA; AZOLLA FILICULOIDES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FILICOPHYTA;

EID: 77954865164     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2010.03.011     Document Type: Article

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