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HYDROBIOLOGIA
卷 485, 期 1-3, 页码 205-208出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021314203532
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decomposition; Phragmites australis; rhizome litter; age effect; detritus
The change in dried rhizome samples that were left to decompose was investigated to elucidate the effects of rhizome age on the decomposition rate of Phragmites australis. Rhizomes were classified into five age categories and placed 30 cm below the soil surface of a reed stand. After 369 days of decay, new (i.e., aged less than one year) rhizomes had lost 84% of their original dry mass, compared with a loss of 41-62% for that of older rhizomes. The exponential decay rates of older rhizomes were nearly identical to that of aboveground biomass. The nitrogen (N) concentration increased to two times its original values, but the phosphorus (P) concentration remained constant after an initial loss by leaching. The carbon to nitrogen (C: N) and carbon to phosphorus ratios (C: P) leveled out at 22: 1 to 38: 1 and 828: 1 to 1431: 1, respectively, regardless of rhizome age. The results are important to understand the nutrient cycles of reed-dominant marsh ecosystems.
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