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Nutrient uptake and release during growth and decomposition of eelgrass Zostera marina L. and its effects on the nutrient dynamics of Lake Grevelingen
Pellikaan, G.C.; Nienhuis, P.H. (1988). Nutrient uptake and release during growth and decomposition of eelgrass Zostera marina L. and its effects on the nutrient dynamics of Lake Grevelingen. Aquat. Bot. 30(3): 189-214. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0304-3770(88)90051-4
In: Aquatic Botany. Elsevier Science: Tokyo; Oxford; New York; London; Amsterdam. ISSN 0304-3770; e-ISSN 1879-1522, more
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Keywords
    Cycles > Chemical cycles > Geochemical cycle > Biogeochemical cycle > Nutrient cycles
    Decomposition
    Flora > Weeds > Marine organisms > Seaweeds > Sea grass
    Nutrient uptake
    Nutrients (mineral)
    Population characteristics > Biomass
    Population functions > Growth
    Properties > Physical properties > Weight > Dry weight
    Water bodies > Coastal waters > Coastal landforms > Coastal inlets > Estuaries
    Zostera subg. Zostera marina Linnaeus, 1753 [WoRMS]
    Marine/Coastal

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  • Pellikaan, G.C.
  • Nienhuis, P.H., more

Abstract
    Since 1971, when the Grevelingen estuary was turned into a shallow saline lake, meadows of eelgrass have extended rapidly. The role of eelgrass, Zostera marina L., in the uptake and release of nutrients was investigated for 1977 in relation to studies on the nutrient dynamics of Lake Grevelingen. The internal concentrations of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in the above-ground parts showed minima for nitrogen (2% of dry weight (DW)) and phosphorus (0.15% of DW) in summer. The total year's production of above-ground biomass was calculated as 8510 tons ash-free dry weight (AFDW) for the entire Lake Grevelingen; 93% of eelgrass biomass entered the detritus pool.

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