Interactive effects of seed availability,water depth,and phosphorus enrichment on cattail colonization in an Everglades wetland |
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Authors: | Miao SL McCormick PV Newman S Rajagopalan S |
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Institution: | (1) Everglades Systems Research Division, South Florida Water Management District, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL, 33406;(2) Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104 |
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Abstract: | The relative importance of seed availability, waterdepth, and soil phosphorus (P) concentrations oncattail (Typha domingensis pers.) earlyestablishment in an Everglades wetland area wasexamined using seed bank analysis and controlledexperiments. The experiments measured seed germinationand seedling growth in tanks with cattail seedaddition subjected to two P concentrations(un-enriched vs. enriched) and water depth (saturatedvs. flooded soils). A limited seed bank (223 ± 69m2) of cattail was found in the surface soil ofthe area studied. The germination of added seeds wasinhibited under flooded conditions, and only 0.6% ofthe germination was found. In contrast,under-saturated soil conditions, a maximum of 6% and15% germination was observed in P-un-enriched andP-enriched treatments, respectively. High mortality ofseedlings occurred regardless of P treatments followinga cold spell. However, P enrichment resulted inincreased seedling growth and asexual propagation.These results suggested the importance of theconcurrence of appropriate hydrologic regimes, Penrichment, and air temperature on the recruitment ofplant species. |
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Keywords: | cattail germination phosphorus seed bank seedling growth timing water depth |
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