The decomposition of aquatic macrophytes: Bioassays versus in situ experiments

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 665, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 219-227

  Silva, D S ^a   Cunha Santino, M B ^b   Marques, E E ^c   Bianchini Jr , I ^b  

^a Universidade Federal de Tocantins UFT   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO TOCANTINS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aquatic plants; Decomposition kinetics; Detritus; Mathematical model; Tropical reservoir

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; DECOMPOSITION; DETRITUS; DIAGENESIS; FIELD SURVEY; LABORATORY METHOD; MACROPHYTE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; REACTION KINETICS; RESERVOIR; SEDIMENTATION;

BRAZIL;

ECHINODORUS TENELLUS; HYDROCOTYLE VERTICILLATA; NAJAS; PONTEDERIA;

EID: 79955805201     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-011-0625-4     Document Type: Article

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