Biomechanical properties and morphological characteristics of lake and river plants: implications for adaptations to flow conditions

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 465-481

  Miler, Oliver ^a,d   Albayrak, Ismail ^b   Nikora, Vladimir ^a   O’Hare, Matthew ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanical traits; Freshwater macrophytes; Lentic plants; Lotic plants; Plant adaptation strategies; Plant biomechanics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895589325     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-014-0347-6     Document Type: Article

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