Meanings
- uncountablebiologyThe process or property of living for more than one year.
Perenniation of phytoplankton in rivers arises from surviving periphytic and benthic populations, often of backwater areas (Reynolds and Descy, 1996).
2001, Robert G. Wetzel, Limnology: Lake and River Ecosystems, →ISBN, page 3712 more examples
Rees et al. (1999) found that in O. illyricum bolting is dependent on rosettes reaching a critical size, so that stresses such as rosette herbivory may reduce plant size and thus promote perenniation of rosettes.
2000, Neal R. Spencer, Proceedings of the X International Symposium on Biological ControlIt is always perennial, has a woody lignotuber that aids perenniation and regrowth after frost, fire or flood, it can produce large yields of very nutritious seed, and it thrives on clay soils.
2016, John R Lazier, Nazeer Ahmad, Tropical Forage Legumes, →ISBN
Origin
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