A Rare Feeding Observation on Water Lilies (Nymphaea alba) by the Capped Langur (Trachypithecus pileatus)

2004 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Awadhesh Kumar ◽  
G.S. Solanki
Keyword(s):  
Nymphaea Alba ◽  
Capped Langur

scholarly journals Plant traits and environment: floating leaf blade production and turnover of waterlilies

PeerJ ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. e3212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter F. Klok ◽  
Gerard van der Velde
Keyword(s):  
Plant Traits ◽  
Vegetation Period ◽  
Leaf Biomass ◽  
Leaf Life Span ◽  
Turnover Rates ◽  
Leaf Production ◽  
Nuphar Lutea ◽  
Nymphaea Alba ◽  
Floating Leaves ◽  
Floating Leaf

Floating leaf blades of waterlilies fulfill several functions in wetland ecosystems by production, decomposition and turnover as well as exchange processes. Production and turnover rates of floating leaf blades of three waterlily species, Nuphar lutea (L.) Sm., Nymphaea alba L. and Nymphaea candida Presl, were studied in three freshwater bodies, differing in trophic status, pH and alkalinity. Length and percentages of leaf loss of marked leaf blades were measured weekly during the growing season. Area and biomass were calculated based on leaf length and were used to calculate the turnover rate of floating leaf blades. Seasonal changes in floating leaf production showed that values decreased in the order: Nymphaea alba, Nuphar lutea, Nymphaea candida. The highest production was reached for Nuphar lutea and Nymphaea alba in alkaline, eutrophic water bodies. The production per leaf was relatively high for both species in the acid water body. Nymphaea candida showed a very short vegetation period and low turnover rates. The ratio Total potential leaf biomass/Maximum potential leaf biomass (P/Bmax) of the three species ranged from 1.35–2.25. The ratio Vegetation period (Period with floating leaves)/Mean leaf life span ranged from 2.94–4.63, the ratio Growth period (Period with appearance of new floating leaves)/Vegetation period from 0.53–0.73. The clear differences between Nymphaea candida versus Nuphar lutea and Nymphaea alba, may be due to adaptations of Nymphaea candida to an Euro-Siberic climate with short-lasting summer conditions.

Nymphaea alba

2007 ◽  
pp. 380-380
Author(s):  
Marina Bährle-Rapp
Keyword(s):  
Nymphaea Alba

scholarly journals Exploring New Antioxidant and Mineral Compounds from Nymphaea alba Wild-Grown in Danube Delta Biosphere

Molecules ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 1247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mihaela Cudalbeanu ◽  
Ioana Ghinea ◽  
Bianca Furdui ◽  
Durand Dah-Nouvlessounon ◽  
Robert Raclea ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Danube Delta ◽  
Nymphaea Alba

Water Lilies, Nymphaea alba, in the Summer Diet of Emys orbicularis in Northwestern Spain: Use of Emergent Resources

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 128-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
César Ayres ◽  
María Calviño-Cancela ◽  
Adolfo Cordero-Rivera
Keyword(s):  
Emys Orbicularis ◽  
Nymphaea Alba ◽  
Northwestern Spain
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