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Limitations of macrophytes in a eutrophic lake, Loch Leven. iI. wave action, sediments and waterfowl...

Limitations of macrophytes in a eutrophic lake, Loch Leven. iI. wave action, sediments and waterfowl...

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Limitations of macrophytes in a eutrophic lake, Loch Leven. iI. wave action, sediments and waterfowl grazing

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Limitations of macrophytes in a eutrophic lake, Loch Leven. iI. wave action, sediments and waterfowl grazing

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Oxford, etc: Blackwell Scientific Publications

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The Journal of ecology, 1977-07, Vol.65 (2), p.431-446

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English

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Oxford, etc: Blackwell Scientific Publications

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(1) Limitations on the growth of the two most important submerged macrophytes in Loch Leven, Potamogeton filiformis and P. pectinatus, were shown to result from wave action and from grazing by waterfowl. Wave action operates directly, by reducing plant biomass in exposed situations, and indirectly, by producing coarser, more nutrient-poor sediments...

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Limitations of macrophytes in a eutrophic lake, Loch Leven. iI. wave action, sediments and waterfowl grazing

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_13937274

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_13937274

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ISSN

0022-0477

E-ISSN

1365-2745

DOI

10.2307/2259493

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