Differences in leaf nitrogen content, photosynthesis, and resource-use efficiency between Eichhornia crassipes and a native plant Monochoria vaginalis in response to altered sediment nutrient levels

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 711, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 129-137

  Fan, Shufeng ^a   Liu, Chunhua ^a   Yu, Dan ^a   Xie, Dong ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biological invasion; Fluctuating resources hypothesis; Photosynthesis; Resource use efficiency; Water hyacinth

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; BIOACCUMULATION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; INVASIVE SPECIES; INVASIVENESS; LEAF; LEAF AREA; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NATIVE SPECIES; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; MONOCHORIA VAGINALIS;

EID: 84876872624     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-013-1471-3     Document Type: Article

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