Effect of temperature and nutrients on the competition between free-floating Salvinia natans and submerged Elodea nuttallii in mesocosms

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 125-132

  Netten, Jordie J C ^a   Arts, Gertie H P ^a   Gylstra, Ronald ^b   Van Nes, Egbert H ^a   Scheffer, Marten ^a   Roijackers, Rudi M M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Water Board Rivierenland   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Free floating plants; Global warming; Increased temperature; Invasive species; Nutrient loading; Open top chambers; Submerged plants

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; FERN; GLOBAL WARMING; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; MESOCOSM; MONOCOTYLEDON; NUTRIENT; SUBMERGED VEGETATION; SURFACE WATER; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER COLUMN;

NETHERLANDS;

ELODEA; ELODEA NUTTALLII; SALVINIA NATANS;

EID: 79958094300     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2010/0177-0125     Document Type: Article

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