Response diversity of free-floating plants to nutrient stoichiometry and temperature: growth and resting body formation.

ABSTRACT: Free-floating plants, like most groups of aquatic primary producers, can become nuisance vegetation under certain conditions. On the other hand, there is substantial optimism for the applied uses of free-floating plants, such as wastewater treatment, biofuel production, and aquaculture. Therefore, understanding the species-specific responses of floating plants to abiotic conditions will inform both management decisions and the beneficial applications of these plants. I measured the responses of three floating plant species common in the northeast United States (Lemna minor, Spirodela polyrhiza, and Wolffia brasiliensis) to nutrient stoichiometry (nitrogen and phosphorus) and temperature in the laboratory. I also used survey data to determine the pattern of species richness of floating plan

SUBMITTER: McCann MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4793347 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature