The effect of flooding on carbon and nutrient standing stocks of helophyte biomass in rewetted fens

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 674, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-40

  Schulz, Karsten ^a   Timmermann, Tiemo ^a   Steffenhagen, Peggy ^b   Zerbe, Stefan ^c   Succow, Michael ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b LUP Luftbild Umwelt Planung GmbH   (Germany)

^c FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOZEN BOLZANO   (Italy)

^d Institute of Botany and Landscape Ecology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Helophyte biomass; Mire restoration; Nutrient balance; Peatland rewetting; Phragmites australis; Water level

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBON SINK; EUTROPHICATION; FEN; FLOODING; GRASS; GROWING SEASON; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HALOPHYTE; LITTER; METHANE; MOBILIZATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT BUDGET; PEATLAND; PHOSPHORUS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; REWETTING; SEDGE; TOPSOIL; WATER LEVEL; WATER QUALITY;

GERMANY;

CAREX HYALINOLEPIS; GLYCERIA MAXIMA; PHALARIS; PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; TYPHA LATIFOLIA;

EID: 79960707229     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-011-0782-5     Document Type: Article

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