The fate of Eichhornia azurea (Sw.) Kunth. detritus within a tropical reservoir O destino dos detritos de Eichhornia azurea (Sw.) Kunth. em um reservatório tropical

AIM: This study is aimed at comparing the kinetics of decomposition of Eichhornia azurea and discussing the fate of its detritus; METHODS: The samples of aquatic macrophytes and water were collected in the Piraju Reservoir (São Paulo State, Brazil). The plant material was oven-dried and triturated a...

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Main Authors: Marcela Bianchessi da Cunha Santino, Irineu Bianchini Jr., Marco Hiroshi Okawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Limnologia 2010-06-01
Series:Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-975X2010000200001