Protocols for use of Potamogeton perfoliatus and Ruppia maritima seeds in large-scale Restoration

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 560-573

  Ailstock, M Stephen ^a   Shafer, Deborah J ^b   Magoun, A Dale ^c  

^a Anne Arundel Community College   (United States)

^b US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^c Applied Research and Analysis Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Potamogeton perfoliatus; Restoration; Ruppia maritima; Seed germination; Submerged aquatic vegetation

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; GERMINATION; HARVESTING; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SALINITY; SEEDING; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SUBMERGED VEGETATION;

POTAMOGETON PERFOLIATUS; RUPPIA MARITIMA;

EID: 77955170650     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2010.00696.x     Document Type: Article

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