Carnivory in plants as a beneficial trait in wetlands

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 62-70

  Brewer, J Stephen ^a   Baker, David J ^a   Nero, Aspen S ^a   Patterson, Amanda L ^a   Roberts, Robin S ^a   Turner, Lindsay M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerenchyma; Competition; Drosera; Hypoxia; Pinguicula; Root allocation; Sarracenia; Savanna; Utricularia

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOINDICATOR; CARNIVOROUS PLANT; CORRELATION; FIELDWORK; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; HYPOXIA; PATH ANALYSIS; POROSITY; ROOT SYSTEM; SAVANNA; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MOISTURE; WETLAND;

MISSISSIPPI; UNITED STATES;

DROSERA; PINGUICULA; SARRACENIA; UTRICULARIA;

EID: 78651433128     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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