Differential nitrogen and phosphorus retention by five wetland plant species

Wetlands

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 979-987

  Kao, Jenny T ^a   Titus, John E ^a   Zhu, Wei Xing ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calamagrostis canadensis; Eutrophication; Juncus effusus; Nitrogen; Non point source pollution; Phalaris arundinacea; Phosphorus; Reed canary grass; Retention; Scirpus cyperinus; Sparganium americanum; Water quality; Wetland perennials

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; EUTROPHICATION; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; POLLUTION CONTROL; RETENTION; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND;

CALAMAGROSTIS; CALAMAGROSTIS CANADENSIS; JUNCUS; JUNCUS EFFUSUS; JUNCUS EFFUSUS BRUNNEUS; PHALARIS AQUATICA; PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA; PHRAGMITES; RIPARIA; SCIRPUS; SCIRPUS CYPERINUS; SPARGANIUM; SPARGANIUM AMERICANUM;

EID: 1442337464     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2003)023[0979:DNAPRB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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