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rebecca.killalea@canberra.edu.au on 31 Jan 2022
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Study
- Citation
- Spangler, J. T., Sample, D. J., Fox, L. J., Albano, J. P., & White, S. A. (2019). Assessing nitrogen and phosphorus removal potential of five plant species in floating treatment wetlands receiving simulated nursery runoff. Environmental Science and Pollution Research.
- Study description
- Study assessing different plant species in floating wetlands to treat nutrients in runoff from commercial nurseries. The study looked at the effectiveness of 5 different plants in removing nitrogen and phosphorus from nursery runoff.
Response
- Cause term/trajectory
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Plants (aquatic)
- Cause description
- Plants in floating treatment wetlands
- Effect term/trajectory
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Water quality - nutrients (nitrogen)
(Decrease)
- Effect description
- Removal of nitrogen from water.
- Response measure type
- F statistic/ratio
- Response measure description
- Panicum virgatum plant species removed more nitrogen than any other species tested (p<0.0001).
Design
- Source data
- Mesocosm
- 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
- 8
- Sample size used in analysis
- 32
Context
- Climate
- Temperate
- Country
- United States
- Habitat
- Artificial
- Spatial extent
- Other
- Temporal extent
- Weeks