The role of emergent macrophytes to nitrogen and phosphorus cycling in a Great Lakes marsh / James C. Kelley
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TextPublication details: Ann Arbor, MI : Michigan State University, 1985.Description: xi, 170 leaves : ill. ; 29 cmSubject(s): Online resources: Abstract: Marshes may function by regulating nutrient flux between many aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Few studies have quantified the cycling and storage of nitrogen and phosphorus in freshwater marshes. Plant nutrient uptake and litter mineralization are two of the primary mechanisms a wetland might control nutrient cycles and water quality. The importance of these processes relative to the total flux of nutrients through a wetland is rarely known. This study quantified the flux and retention of N and P through a marsh, and evaluated the role of emergent plants in controlling nutrient retention.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Michigan State University.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 162-170).
Marshes may function by regulating nutrient flux between many aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Few studies have quantified the cycling and storage of nitrogen and phosphorus in freshwater marshes. Plant nutrient uptake and litter mineralization are two of the primary mechanisms a wetland might control nutrient cycles and water quality. The importance of these processes relative to the total flux of nutrients through a wetland is rarely known. This study quantified the flux and retention of N and P through a marsh, and evaluated the role of emergent plants in controlling nutrient retention.