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The Future of Freshwater Macrophytes in a Changing World: Dissolved Organic Carbon Quantity and Quality and Its Interactions With Macrophytes

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018
Freshwater ecosystems are confronted with the effects of climate change. One of the major changes is an increased concentration of aquatic carbon. Macrophytes are important in the aquatic carbon cycle and play as primary producers a crucial role in ...
Rosanne E. Reitsema, Patrick Meire, Jonas Schoelynck   +2 more
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Physical ecosystem engineering by emergent aquatic vegetation: the importance of biomechanical traits

, 2011
PhDThis thesis explores the potential of the emergent macrophyte Sparganium erectum to act as a physical ecosystem engineer and delivers an understanding of the vegetative processes that enable it to function in such a capacity.
Liffen, Thomas Matthew Richard
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Effects of nutrient additions and macrophyte composition on invertebrate community assembly and diversity in experimental ponds.

, 2011
Macrophytes and nutrient loading are two factors that can strongly determine the diversity and composition of aquatic invertebrate communities. Both factors may also interact, because macrophyte species may be differentially affected by nutrients ...
van Lith, B., Van Donk, E., Declerck, S.A.J., Ellen van Donk, Bakker, E.S., Arie Kersbergen, Elisabeth S. Bakker, Bart van Lith, Kersbergen, A.P., Steven A.J. Declerck   +9 more
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Bioaccumulation of nickel by aquatic macrophytes

Desalination and Water Treatment, 2010
Aquatic plants are being used successfully for the accumulation of trace elements in natural and constructed wetlands. Four aquatic plants were examined for their ability to remove heavy metals from contaminated water. In our study, bioaccumulation abilities of Lemna, Apium, Ceratophyllum and Groenlandia species were found.
openaire   +4 more sources

A unique sessile loricate euglenid, Lepocinclis loricata sp. nov. (Euglenophyta, Phacaceae), from South Africa: Evolutionary implications

Journal of Phycology, EarlyView.
Abstract In this paper, we describe Lepocinclis loricata sp. nov. (Phacaceae), a sessile loricate euglenid that differs from all known loricate taxa by its unique combination of the presence of a lorica, monad morphology, sessile habit, and phylogenetic position within the Phacaceae. Populations of this species inhabit two turbid, silt‐rich waterbodies,
Bożena Zakryś, Sanet Janse van Vuuren, Aleksandra Kluczek, Maja Łukomska‐Kowalczyk   +3 more
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Vegetation trajectories over 150 years of temporary ponds created in the Camargue delta (Southern France)

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Temporary ponds in the Mediterranean climate have a high conservation value, but many have been severely destroyed or degraded. Pond restoration and new pond creation have been engaged widely. Evaluations of the success of such operations are generally carried out over 10–15 years and show divergent results over this timeframe. In
Hugo Fontès, Patrick Grillas, Thierry Dutoit, Antoine Gazaix, Elie Gaget, François Mesléard   +5 more
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Macrophyte dynamics in Mediterranean rivers: a first insight from the upper Oum Er-Rbia Basin (Middle Atlas, Morocco)

Journal of Freshwater Ecology
Macrophyte dynamics in rivers are expressed through spatiotemporal gradients that reflect the functioning of freshwater ecosystems. In Mediterranean rivers, characterized by irregular low-flow periods and sudden floods, these gradients strongly influence
Ayoub Nouri, Mohamed Mounir, Zakaria Ouhsine, Soumaya Hammada, Lahcen Chillasse   +4 more
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Utilization of aquatic plants: a method to enhance the productivity of water in seasonal tanks in the Anuradhapura District [PDF]

Heavy infestations of aquatic plants in a water body cause considerable economic and ecological losses. Many seasonal tanks in the Anuradhapura District suffer from this problem and cannot be neglected in water resource development and management schemes.
Sundarabarathy, T. V., Munasinghe, J. U., Dilhan, M. A. A. B.   +2 more
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Causes of macrophyte mass development and management recommendations [PDF]

International audienceAquatic plants (macrophytes) are important for ecosystem structure and function. Macrophyte mass developments are, however, often perceived as a nuisance and are commonly managed by mechanical removal.
Schneider, Susanne, C, Vermaat, Jan, E, Vermaat, Jan, Coetzee, Julie A., Motitsoe, Samuel, A. Padial, Andre, Harpenslager, Sarah Faye, Galvanese, Elena Fukasawa, Hilt, Sabine, Motitsoe, Samuel N., Schneider, Susanne C, Thiemer, Kirstine, Thiébaut, Gabrielle, Fukasawa Galvanese, Elena, A. Coetzee, Julie, Immerzeel, Bart, Misteli, Benjamin, Petruzzella, Antonella, Padial, Andre A., Schechner, Anne, Köhler, Jan   +20 more
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Restoration and rehabilitation of floodplain wetlands: a systematic, global review of restoration options and their outcomes

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Floodplain wetlands are vitally important, highly productive, and biodiverse ecosystems. Species dependent on them are facing a range of threats including water extraction, habitat degradation, invasive species, and shifting climates.
Sally Maxwell, Saúl Gonzalez Murcia, Samuel Lewis, Michael Shackleton, Nick Bond   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source