Why are most aquatic plants widely distributed? Dispersal, clonal growth and small-scale heterogeneity in a stressful environment
Why are most aquatic plants widely distributed? Dispersal, clonal growth and small-scale heterogeneity in a stressful environment
L. Santamaría
2002 · DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(02)01146-3
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TLDR
It is proposed that the generality of broad distributions and low differentiation among the inland aquatic flora is best explained by a combination of selection for stress-tolerant taxa with broad tolerance ranges.