Subtitle:

Biogeochemical multifunctionality of wetland ecotones

Contributor:

Polish Academy of Sciences. Institute of Ecology

Publisher:

Polish Academy of Sciences. Institute of Ecology. Publishing Office

Place of publishing:

Dziekanów Leśny

Description:

Pages 247-254 : illustrations ; 27 cm ; Bibliographical references (pages 253-254)

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Abstract:

The study was focused on the analysis of the effect of the nutrient loads from cultivated and fertilized watershed on the ion balance in wetland ecotones. The investigations were carried out in Masurian Lakeland (NE Poland) in small (0.2 ha) fens dominated by cattail association. Wetland ecotones constitute an effective biogeochemical barrier in respect to nitrates. However, they do not protect lakes against other eutrophication factors arising as the result of multi functional character of biogeochemical processes in the wetland environment under pression of nutrients of fertilizing origin. The eutrophication of waters can be enhanced by increased amounts of potassium, phosphates, and dissolved organic nitrogen moving out from wetland ecotones.

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Relation:

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volume:

51

Issue:

2

Start page:

247

End page:

254

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Resource Identifier:

oai:rcin.org.pl:117555

Source:

MiIZ PAN, call no. P.2840 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng

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Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

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Library of the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

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Operational Program Digital Poland, 2014-2020, Measure 2.3: Digital accessibility and usefulness of public sector information; funds from the European Regional Development Fund and national co-financing from the state budget.

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