Measurement of plant architecture in seven aquatic plants

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 311-318

  Dibble, Eric D ^a   Killgore, K Jack ^a   Dick, Gary O ^b  

^a U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b Aquatic Ecosystem Research Facility   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGERIA DENSA; HETERANTHERA DUBIA; HYDRILLA VERTICILLATA; MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM; PECTINATUS; POTAMOGETON NODOSUS; STUCKENIA PECTINATUS; VERTICILLATA; ZOSTERELLA;

EID: 8044258999     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.1996.9664453     Document Type: Article

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