The role of natural and constructed wetlands in nutrient cycling and retention on the landscape. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jan Vymazal, editor.
• Editors: Vymazal, Jan
• Contents: Preface; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Biomass Production in Permanent Wet Grasslands Dominated with Phalaris arundinacea: Case Study of the Trebo¿ Basin ... ; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Study Area; 1.3 Methods; 1.3.1 Seasonal Course of Aboveground Biomass of a P. arundinacea Stand; 1.3.2 Variation in Biomass Production of Natural Communities; 1.3.3 Effect of Different Fertilization and Cutting Regimes; 1.3.4 Biomass Production of a Heavily Fertilized Wet Grassland Across a Moisture Gradient; 1.4 Results; 1.4.1 Seasonal Course of Aboveground Biomass of a P. arundinacea Stand. 1.4.2 Variation in Biomass Production of Natural Communities1.4.3 Effect of Different Fertilization and Cutting Regimes on Biomass Yield; 1.4.4 Biomass Production of a Heavily Fertilized Wet Grassland Across a Moisture Gradient; 1.5 Concluding Remarks; 1.5.1 Production; 1.5.2 Plant Species Composition; 1.5.3 Possibilities of Sustainable Use; References; Chapter 2: Greenhouse Gas Fluxes from Restored Agricultural Wetlands and Natural Wetlands, Northwestern Indiana; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Methods; 2.2.1 Site Description; 2.2.2 Greenhouse Gas Production Efficiency: Anaerobic Incubations. 2.2.3 Greenhouse Gas Measurements: Static Flux Chamber2.2.4 Laboratory Analyses; 2.2.5 Supporting Data; 2.2.6 Statistical Analyses; 2.3 Results; 2.3.1 Greenhouse Gas Measurements: Anaerobic Incubations; 2.3.2 Greenhouse Gas Measurements: Static Flux Chamber; 2.3.3 Supporting Data; 2.4 Discussion; References; Chapter 3: Assessment of Immobilisation and Biological Availability of Iron Phosphate Nanoparticle-Treated Metals in Wetland S ... ; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Methods; 3.3 Results and Discussion; 3.4 Conclusions; References. Chapter 4: Spatial Variability in Sedimentation, Carbon Sequestration, and Nutrient Accumulation in an Alluvial Floodplain For ... 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Methods; 4.2.1 Site Description; 4.2.2 Soil Sampling and Analysis; 4.2.3 GIS/LiDAR Distance and Elevation Calculation; 4.2.4 Statistical Analysis; 4.3 Results; 4.4 Discussion; 4.4.1 Spatial Patterns; 4.4.2 Temporal Patterns; References; Chapter 5: Natural and Restored Wetland Buffers in Reducing Sediment and Nutrient Export from Forested Catchments: Finnish Exp ... ; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Nutrient Retention Efficiency: Contributing Factors. 5.2.1 Buffer Size and Shape5.2.2 Nutrient and Hydrological Loading; 5.2.3 Vegetation and Soil Processes; 5.2.4 Other Factors; 5.3 Limitations and Possible Drawbacks; 5.4 Summary; References; Chapter 6: Do Reflectance Spectra of Different Plant Stands in Wetland Indicate Species Properties?; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Materials and Methods; 6.2.1 Site Description; 6.2.2 Field Spectroscopy and Stand Properties; 6.2.3 Measurements at the Leaf Level; 6.2.4 Statistical Analysis; 6.3 Results; 6.3.1 Reflectance Spectra at Leaf and Stand Levels; 6.3.2 Leaf Reflectance Spectra and Leaf Traits.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 326 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 577.68; Environment; Wetland ecology -- Congresses; Wetlands -- Congresses; Environmental pollution; Applied Ecology; Environmental management; NATURE -- Ecology; NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Wilderness; SCIENCE -- Environmental Science; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Wetland ecology; Wetlands; Technology & Engineering -- Environmental -- General; Applied ecology; Environmental management; Water supply & treatment; Electronic books; Conference papers and proceedings
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319081779; 3319081772; 3319081764; 9783319081762
• Related ISBNs: 9783319081762
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 6, 2014).
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