Monitoring and assessment of wetland condition using plant morphologic and physiologic indicators

We created and evaluated indices of plant performance using plant morphological and physiological attributes and assessed their potential as wetland condition indicators by studying their consistency along a stress gradient. Based on Spearman coefficients, we selected promising morphological and phy...

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Otros Autores: Mollard, Federico Pedro Otto, Foote, A. Lee, Wilson, Matthew J., Crisfield, Varina, Bayley, Suzanne E.
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