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rebecca.killalea@canberra.edu.au on 31 Jan 2022
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Study
- Citation
- Chapman, K., & Boucher, J. (2020). Phosphorus phytoremediation using selected wetland plants in constructed floating mats. Applied Water Science.
- Study description
- Laboratory and field study of five wetland plants testing their ability to remove phosphorus from environment.
Response
- Cause term/trajectory
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Plants (aquatic)
- Cause description
- Implementation of wetland plants to fresh water system
- Effect term/trajectory
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Water quality - nutrients (phosphorus)
(Decrease)
- Effect description
- Reduced phosphorus in water through phosphorus phytoremediation
- Response measure type
- R-squared - simple linear
- Statistical significance
- Typha glauca removed more phosphorus than other plant treatments (p<0.05)
- Documentation
- Page 4
Design
- Source data
- Other
- Study type
- Manipulation
- Study design
- Control/reference vs. treatment/impact (no before)
- Number of independent control or reference sampling units
- 1
- Number of indendent impact or treatment sampling units
- Field study: 5, Lab study: 7
- Sample size used in analysis
- Field study: 20, Lab study: 28
- Design description
- Source data: Both laboratory and field experiment. Sample size field study: 5 plants. Sample size lab study: 7 (5 plants and 2 controls). Each study with 4 replications.
Context
- Climate
- Cold (continental)
- Country
- United States
- Habitat
- Lake/pond
- Spatial extent
- Reach/section
- Temporal extent
- Months