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HYDROBIOLOGIA
Volume 774, Issue 1, Pages 183-192Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-015-2493-9
Keywords
Lake Albufera; Tancat de la Pipa; Constructed wetland; Eutrophic water; Plants; Multiple harvest
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The goal of this study is to examine the suitability of three plants, Typha spp., Phragmites spp. and Iris pseudacorus, in a free-water surface constructed wetland created to treat eutrophic water from Lake Albufera (Valencia, Spain), a wetland of international importance. The growth, coverage and nutrient content of the three plants were studied, and chemical analyses were performed according to standard methods. The maximum standing crops measured for each plant were 1.9, 18.2 and 3.3 kg m(-2), respectively, and their average nutrient concentrations were 2.1, 1.2 and 1.7 g P kg(-1) and 12.1, 11.7 and 10.1 g N kg(-1), respectively. A multiple harvest of Iris pseudacorus revealed that the removal of nutrients could be increased up to 50% for N and 100% for P compared with a single harvest. Biomass decomposition assays showed high values for five-day biochemical oxygen demand (115-207 mg O-2 g(-1), depending on the plant and its age) and a substantial release of phosphorus, up to 100% of that contained in the biomass, highlighting the need to remove the litter fall. This study provides key aspects for vegetation selection and management (planting and harvesting) in a novel application of constructed wetlands to enhance water quality and biodiversity.
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