Decomposition of dominant submerged macrophytes: Implications for nutrient release in Myall Lake, NSW, Australia

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 427-433

  Shilla, Daniel ^a   Asaeda, Takashi ^a   Fujino, Takeshi ^a   Sanderson, Brian ^b  

^a SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decay rates; Myall Lake; Nutrient cycling; Submerged macrophytes

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CHAROPHYTE; GROWTH; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; MACROPHYTE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SUBMERGED VEGETATION; WATER COLUMN;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MYALL LAKE; NEW SOUTH WALES;

CHARACEAE; MYRIOPHYLLUM; NAJAS MARINA; VALLISNERIA GIGANTEA;

EID: 33748305612     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11273-006-6294-9     Document Type: Article

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