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The potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium and iron levels in seven species of freshwater macrophytes (Juncus effusus L., Iris pseudacorus L., Carex rostrata Stokes, Glyceria maxima (Hartm.) Holmberg, Nuphar lutea (L.) Sm., Polygonum amphibium L. and Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.) Pallas) in three Scottish lochs of different trophic levels were studied during 1975 and the results obtained were compared with similar studies in other areas.
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Ho, Y.B. Chemical composition studies on some aquatic macrophytes in three scottish lochs. II. Potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium and iron. Hydrobiologia 64, 209–213 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00020521
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