Impacts of water column turbidity on the survival and growth of vallisneria americana winterbuds and seedlings

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 17-28

  Doyle, Robert D ^a   Smart, R Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic macrophytes; Light; Turbidity; Vallisneria americana; Winterbud

Indexed keywords

EID: 85024020382     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438140109353970     Document Type: Article

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