Effects of sediment type on stem mechanical properties of the submerged macrophyte Hydrilla verticillata (L.F.) royle

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 21, Issue 2 A, 2012, Pages 468-474

  Zhu, Guorong ^a   Zhang, Meng ^a,b   Cao, Te ^a   Ni, Leyi ^a   Zhong, Aiwen ^a   Fu, Hui ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

^b Jiangxi Academy of Environmental Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Cellulose content; Cross sectional area; Hydrilla varticillata; Mechanical properties; Sediment type; Segments

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CLAY; EUTROPHICATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RESPONSE; HEIGHT; MACROPHYTE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MESOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; MORPHOLOGY; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POPULATION DECLINE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; STEM; SUBMERGED VEGETATION; TENSILE STRESS;

HYDRILLA VERTICILLATA;

EID: 84859976392     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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