Seasonal impact of waterfowl on communities of macrophytes in a shallow lake

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-44

  Chaichana, Ratcha ^a   Leah, Rick ^a   Moss, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brown Moss; Eutrophication; Grazing; Herbivory; Nature reserve

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DOMINANCE; EUTROPHICATION; FISH; GRAZING PRESSURE; GROWING SEASON; HERBIVORY; LAKE; MACROPHYTE; MOSS; NATURE RESERVE; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHALLOW WATER; VOLUME; WATERFOWL;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ANAS; ANAS CRECCA; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANATIDAE; AVES; BRYOPHYTA; CYGNUS OLOR; TYPHA LATIFOLIA;

EID: 79955369274     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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