[Effects of plant species combination and water body nutrient level on the biomass accumulation and allocation of three kinds functional plants].
Four nutrient levels, i.e., 0.5 mg N x L(-1) and 0.1 mg P x L(-1) (I), 1.5 mg N x L(-1) and 0.3 mg P x L(-1) (II), 4.5 mg N x L(-1) and 0.9 mg P x L(-1) (III), and 13.5 mg N x L(-1) and 2.7 mg P x L(-1) (IV), were installed to study the effects of water body's nutrient level, plant species combination, and their interactions on the biomass accumulation and allocation of invasive floating species Eichhornia crassipes, native rooted leaf-floating species Jussiaea stipulacea, and submerged plant Vallisneria spiralis. The total, root, stem, and leaf biomass of E. crassipes and J. stipulacea, either in monoculture or in mixed-culture, increased with increasing water body's nutrient level, their total biomass in treatments III and IV being averagely 54.47% and 102.63% higher than that in treatments I and II, respectively. Under different plant species combination, the total, root, stem, and leaf biomass of V. spiralis showed a declining trend with the increase of nutrient level, and the total biomass of V. spiralis in treatments III and IV was averagely 45.88% lower than that in treatments I and II. The results of two-way ANOVA showed that water body's nutrient level had significant positive effects on the biomass of E. crassipes and J. stipulacea but negative effects on that of V. spiralis, and the effects of plant species combination varied with target plant species.
Sun
Li-Fang
LF
Institute of Wetland Ecology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China. slf_1216@163.com
Sun
Yi-Xiang
YX
Zhou
Chang-Fang
CF
An
Shu-Qing
SQ
D018533:Biomass; D031806:Eichhornia / Q000254:growth & development; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D005068:Eutrophication; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000032:analysis; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000032:analysis; D063245:Plant Development; D010944:Plants / Q000145:classification*; D039762:Ulex / Q000254:growth & development; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D010758:Phosphorus; D009584:Nitrogen