The Analysis of Leaf Traits of Eight Ottelia Populations and Their Potential Ecosystem Functions in Karst Freshwaters in China

Submerged macrophytes play a structuring role in the shallow freshwater ecosystem by increasing the heterogeneous state in freshwaters. The macrophytes in genus Ottelia were featured for their broad leaves, which might consequently produce specialized functions that differed from other submerged spe...

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Main Authors: Yu Cao, Yang Liu, Leah Ndirangu, Wei Li, Ling Xian, Hong Sheng Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2018.01938/full