Decomposition of aboveground and belowground organs of wild rice (Zizania latifolia): Mass loss and nutrient changes

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-21

  Nguyen, Kim Lan ^a   Asaeda, Takashi ^a   Manatunge, Jagath ^a  

^a SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Decay rate; Emergent macrophyte; Litter quality; Rhizome litter; Wetland

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; LITTER; NUTRIENT CYCLING; RHIZOME; RICE; WETLAND;

ZIZANIA; ZIZANIA LATIFOLIA;

EID: 33644543435     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-005-9020-4     Document Type: Article

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