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CYCLING OF Mn, Fe, Cu AND Zn BY EELGRASS, ZOSTERA MARINA L
Author(s) -
Drifmeyer J. E.,
Thayer G. W.,
Cross F. A.,
Zieman J. C.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
american journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.218
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1537-2197
pISSN - 0002-9122
DOI - 10.1002/j.1537-2197.1980.tb07741.x
Subject(s) - zostera marina , seagrass , detritus , biology , rhizome , potamogetonaceae , biomass (ecology) , ecosystem , decomposition , environmental chemistry , flux (metallurgy) , botany , ecology , chemistry , metallurgy , materials science
Significant ( P < 0.005) differences in Mn, Fe, Cu and Zn concentrations were found in different parts of eelgrass plants; i.e., roots and rhizomes, live blades, attached dead blades, and detritus. Imported vs. exported suspended particles of eelgrass blades did not differ in Mn, Fe, Cu or Zn content. Significant location effects, which varied with the type of plant tissue, were noted for Mn, Fe, Cu and Zn for three grass beds in the vicinity of Beaufort, NC. In simplified Mn, Fe, Cu and Zn budgets, eelgrass biomass is the largest biological reservoir, while eelgrass growth, senescence, and decomposition constitute the largest biological flux of these elements in this ecosystem.