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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
Plants (aquatic)
Cause description
Plants in floating treatment wetlands
Effect term/trajectory
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