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Phenolic contents of submerged, emergent and floating leaves of aquatic and semi‐aquatic macrophyte species: why do they differ?
Author(s) -
Smolders A. J. P.,
Vergeer L. H. T.,
Van Der Velde G.,
Roelofs J. G. M.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
oikos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.672
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1600-0706
pISSN - 0030-1299
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2000.910211.x
Subject(s) - macrophyte , aquatic plant , biology , aquatic ecosystem , ecology , botany
The phenolic content of leaves of 40 aquatic and semi‐aquatic plant species, collected from stands distributed over the Netherlands was investigated. Species with submerged leaves showed a significantly lower phenolic content than species with emergent or floating leaves; the latter two showing no significant differences. Possible explanations for the observed differences are discussed in relation to defence strategies.