Comparative performance of invasive alien Eichhornia crassipes and native Ludwigia stolonifera under non-limiting nutrient conditions in Lake Naivasha, Kenya

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 656, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 221-231

  Njambuya, Josephine ^a   Triest, Ludwig ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biomass composition; Eichhornia; Ludwigia; Outcome of competition; Species identity; Species influence

Indexed keywords

EICHHORNIA; LUDWIGIA; OUTCOME OF COMPETITION; SPECIES IDENTITY; SPECIES INFLUENCE;

BIOMASS; COMPETITION; FORESTRY; LAKES; MIXTURES; NUTRIENTS;

ECOLOGY;

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH RATE; HERB; INVASIVE SPECIES; MONOCULTURE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO;

KENYA; LAKE NAIVASHA; RIFT VALLEY;

EICHHORNIA; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; LUDWIGIA; LUDWIGIA STOLONIFERA;

EID: 77957166831     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-010-0430-5     Document Type: Article

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