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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | The response of freshwater plants to salinity pulses |
Author: | Goodman, A. Ganf, G. Dandy, G. Maier, H. Gibbs, M. |
Citation: | Aquatic Botany, 2010; 93(2):59-67 |
Publisher: | Elsevier Science BV |
Issue Date: | 2010 |
ISSN: | 0304-3770 1879-1522 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Abigail M. Goodman, George G. Ganf, Graeme C. Dandy, Holger R. Maier and Matthew S. Gibbs |
Abstract: | To test whether a pulse of saline water affects the growth and survival of aquatic plants, the response of four common freshwater macrophytes; Triglochin procerum, Myriophyllum simulans, Cotula coronopifolia and Baumea arthrophylla was examined. Plants established in freshwater were exposed to a pulse of diluted sea water of <1000, 4000, or 8000mgL-1 for either three or six weeks followed by four weeks in water of <1000mgL-1. All four species survived exposure to salinity pulses. At the end of the recovery period all species had a positive relative growth rate of between 0.01 and 0.06gg-1day-1. It can be concluded that all four species can tolerate short periods of exposure to saline conditions and this gives some flexibility to managers when deciding the best way to utilise and dispose of saline groundwater. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. |
Keywords: | Salinity Water regime Freshwater macrophyte Secondary salinisation |
Rights: | © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.aquabot.2010.03.004 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2010.03.004 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Earth and Environmental Sciences publications Environment Institute publications |
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