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Physiological responses of transplants of the freshwater angiosperm Vallisneria americana along a salinity gradient in the Caloosahatchee Estuary (Southwestern Florida)
| Title: | Physiological responses of transplants of the freshwater angiosperm Vallisneria americana along a salinity gradient in the Caloosahatchee Estuary (Southwestern Florida). |
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| Name(s): |
Kraemer, George P., creator Chamberlain, Robert H., creator Doering, Peter H., creator Steinman, Alan D., creator Hanisak, M. Dennis, creator |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 1999 | |
| Publisher: | Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation | |
| Extent: | 12 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3172995 (digitool), FADT3172995 (IID), fau:5724 (fedora), 10.2307/1352934 (doi) | |
| Note(s): |
Fluctuations in freshwater input may affect the physiology and survival of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) occurring in oligoaline to mesohaline estuarine regions. Controls on the distribution of the freshwater angiosperm Vallisneria americana, were investigated by transplanting ramets. Pots (3.8-1) containing ramets were distributed among four sites (upstream site [least saline], donor site, near downstream site, and far downstream site [most saline]) in the Caloosahatchee Estuary (Southwest Florida) during wet (May-August) and dry (October-February) seasons. During 2-4 mo of each season, physiological indicators were monitored, including photosynthesis, gluitamine synthetase activity, and protein content in shoots, and carbohydrates and total nitrogen and carbon in shoot and subterranean tissues. This manuscript is an author version and may be cited as: Kraemer, G. P., Chamberlain, R. H., Doering, P. H., Steinman, A. D., & Hanisak, M. D. (1999). Physiological responses of transplants of the freshwater angiosperm Vallisneria americana along a salinity gradient in the Caloosahatchee Estuary (Southwestern Florida). Estuaries, 22(1), 138-148. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1230. |
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| Subject(s): |
Eelgrass Angiosperms Freshwater plants Salinity Estuaries |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3172995 | |
| Links: | https://doi.org/10.2307/1352934 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1999 Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
