Ecophysiology of plants in waterlogged and flooded environments

• Published in: Aquatic botany Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 73 - 90
• Main Author: Ernst, W.H.O.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.10.1990
• Subjects: Brackish; Freshwater; Marine; Plantae

The adaptation of higher plants to waterlogged and flooded environments is reviewed. The primary effect in the sequence of waterlogging-induced processes is a reduction of the oxygen concentration of the soil. The longer the period of waterlogging lasts, the more the speciation of nitrogen, manganes...