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Effect of nitrogen and fiber content on the decomposition of the waterhyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes [Mart.] Solms)
| Title: | Effect of nitrogen and fiber content on the decomposition of the waterhyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes [Mart.] Solms). |
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| Name(s): |
DeBusk, T. A., creator Dierberg, F. E., creator Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 1984 | |
| Publisher: | Springer | |
| Extent: | 7 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3333078 (digitool), FADT3333078 (IID), fau:6219 (fedora), 10.1007/BF00021043 (doi) | |
| Note(s): |
In situ rates of waterhyacinth decomposition were found to vary with tissue nitrogen and fiber content. High nitrogen (2.8%), low fiber (49%) waterhyacinth aerial tissues collected from a eutrophic site decomposed more rapidly than low nitrogen (1.3%), high fiber (58%) aerial tissues collected from a nutrient-poor site. In addition, waterhyacinth roots (65% fiber) decomposed much more slowly than aerial waterhyacinth tissues (49% fiber). This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available at http://www.springerlink.com and may be cited as: Debusk, T. A., & Dierberg, F. E. (1984). Effect of nitrogen and fiber content on the decomposition of the waterhyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes [Mart.] Solms). Hydrobiologia, 118(2), 199-204. doi:10.1007/BF00021043 Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #422. |
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| Subject(s): |
Water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes Biodegradation Nitrogen |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3333078 | |
| Links: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00021043 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1984 Springer | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
