Low-temperature induced leaf elements accumulation in aquatic macrophytes across tibetan plateau

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 75, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-8

  Wang, Zhong ^a   Xia, Chengxing ^a   Yu, Dan ^a   Wu, Zhigang ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ecological stoichiometry; Freshwater ecosystems; Growth rate hypothesis; Temperature biogeochemical hypothesis; Temperature plant physiological hypothesis

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; NUTRIENTS; PHYSIOLOGY; STOICHIOMETRY; WATER;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL; ECOLOGICAL STOICHIOMETRY; EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; LEAF NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; NUTRIENTS CONCENTRATIONS; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS;

TEMPERATURE;

AQUATIC PLANT; BIOACCUMULATION; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; GROWTH RATE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MACROPHYTE; PHYLOGENY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 84949116939     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.11.015     Document Type: Article

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