Greater Performance of Exotic Elodea nuttallii in Response to Water Level May Make It a Better Invader Than Exotic Egeria densa During Winter and Spring
Abstract:The strategy of producing rapid initial growth and establishing early in the growing season is important, and it is employed by invasive macrophytes.
Elodea nuttallii
and
Egeria densa
, two Hydrocharitaceae species, became weeds after invading many countries in recent years. Comparative studies on their invasive traits in relation to native species during winter and spring are limited. In the present study, we compared the growth performance of these two exotic spe… Show more
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