Phosphorus removal by the Ceratophyllum/periphyton complex in a south Florida (USA) freshwater marsh

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 290-300

  Pietro, Kathleen C ^a   Chimney, Michael J ^a   Steinman, Alan D ^b  

^a SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

^b Okeechobee Systems Research Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceratophyllum demersum; Constructed wetland; Microcosm; N:P ratios; Periphyton; Phosphorus removal

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PHOSPHORUS; SOLAR RADIATION; SOLUBILITY; STOICHIOMETRY; TISSUE;

CERATOPHYLLUM DEMERSUM; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; MICROCOSM; PERIPHYTON; PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL;

WATER TREATMENT;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PHOSPHORUS; SOLAR RADIATION; SOLUBILITY; STOICHIOMETRY; TISSUE; WATER TREATMENT;

ANGIOSPERM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; FRESHWATER; MARSH; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PERIPHYTON; PHOSPHORUS; SOLAR RADIATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CERATOPHYLLUM DEMERSUM;

EID: 33750403248     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2006.05.014     Document Type: Article

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