Morphology, ecology, and contaminant removal efficiency of eight wetland plants with differing root systems

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 623, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 77-85

  Cheng, Xiu Yun ^a   Chen, Wen Yin ^a   Gu, Bin He ^a,b,c   Liu, Xu Cheng ^a   Chen, Fang ^a   Chen, Zhang He ^a   Zhou, Xian Ye ^a   Li, Yu Xiang ^a   Huang, Hua ^d   Chen, Yun Jin ^d  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c GUANGDONG OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Liede Wasterwater Treatment Plant   (China)

Author keywords

Constructed wetland; Contaminant removal; Fibrous root plants; Rhizomatic root plants; Root biomass and distribution

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CONTAMINATION; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; GROWTH (MATERIALS); REMOVAL; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTAMINANT REMOVAL; FIBROUS-ROOT PLANTS; RHIZOMATIC-ROOT PLANTS; ROOT BIOMASS AND DISTRIBUTION;

WETLANDS;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; ECOLOGY; GROWTH RESPONSE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MORPHOLOGY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; ROOT SYSTEM; ROOTING; WETLAND;

EID: 59449110918     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-008-9649-9     Document Type: Article

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