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Culturing Vallisneria americana for Restoration Efforts

Robust Vallisneria americana was cultured for restoration purposes. Preliminary studies, with various iron treatments, were conducted to ascertain the amount of phosphorous release into the water column from sediments. There was a significant difference in the amount of phosphorous released if commercial sediment was used with a low iron amendment or without an iron amendment. The second study consisted of planting V. americana on two different sediment types while supplying half of the plants with additional CO2. Plants grown on pond sediment with additional CO2 had significantly more biomass. In the third study all plants were grown on pond sediment, and half were treated with CO2. All plants that were treated with additional CO2 had significantly more biomass than those that were aerated.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc4448
Date05 1900
CreatorsTanski, Erin M.
ContributorsDickson, Kenneth L., Smart, R. Michael, Doyle, Robert D., Hudak, Paul F.
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
FormatText
RightsUse restricted to UNT Community, Copyright, Tanski, Erin M., Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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