Dry matter and nutrient loss from decomposing Vallisneria spiralis L

Dry matter and nutrient loss from Vallisneria spiralis leaves submerged in leaf packs were measured in a shallow wetland in inland southeastern Australia. Rates of dry matter loss in the first 24 h were rapid (27 and 30% for oven-dried material; 34% for fresh material), and the number of days for &g...

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Published inAquatic botany Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 387 - 392
Main Authors Briggs, S.V., Maher, M.T., Tongway, D.J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.01.1985
Elsevier
Subjects
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Autoecology
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Plants and fungi
Freshwater environment
Monocotyledones
New South Wales
Angiospermae
Lakes
Hydrocharitaceae
Decomposition
Spermatophyta
Aquatic plant
Australia
Wetland
Oceania
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Summary:Dry matter and nutrient loss from Vallisneria spiralis leaves submerged in leaf packs were measured in a shallow wetland in inland southeastern Australia. Rates of dry matter loss in the first 24 h were rapid (27 and 30% for oven-dried material; 34% for fresh material), and the number of days for > 95% loss was comparatively low compared with other submerged macrophytes. Percentages of sodium and potassium in oven-dried material were lower after 24 h, while the other nutrients did not alter.
ISSN:0304-3770
1879-1522
DOI:10.1016/0304-3770(85)90012-9