Modeling growth, carbon allocation and nutrient budgets of phragmites australis in lake burullus, Egypt

Wetlands

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 240-251

  Eid, Ebrahem M ^a,d   Shaltout, Kamal H ^b   Al Sodany, Yassin M ^a   Soetaert, Karline ^c   Jensen, Kai ^d  

^a Kafr ElSheikh University   (Egypt)

^b Tanta University   (Egypt)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

C sequestration; Common reed; Eutrophication; Mediterranean lakes; Phytoremediation; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EUTROPHICATION; MEDITERRANEAN WATER; NUTRIENT BUDGET; PHYTOMASS; PHYTOREMEDIATION; REEDBED; REMOBILIZATION; RHIZOME;

EGYPT; KAFR ASH SHAYKA; LAKE BURULLUS;

PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 77956482605     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: 19436246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13157-010-0023-0     Document Type: Article

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