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Macrophyte and emergent vegetation control light and nutrients

Claim that floating and emergent vegetation can limit light and reduce water column nutrients needed by phytoplankton and periphyton.

Confidence
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Evidence Quote

“Emergent vegetation may limit light and reduce water column nutrients, both of which are needed by phytoplankton and periphyton.”

Relationship

Emergent vegetation cover decreases Light penetration

Arguments

Emergent vegetation coversubject
Light penetrationobject

Connections (4)

Chlorophyll a concentrationFactor
Macrophyte and emergent vegetation control light and nutrientsAssociation
Reasoning for distinguishing ponds from lakes and wetlandsInferenceChain
Alternative stable states and small pond ecosystem servicesInferenceChain

Evidence

“Søndergaard et al. 2005: Comparative study of the ecological distinctions between ponds and lakes.”

“Scheffer et al. 2003: Paper on stable states dominated by floating plants in aquatic systems.”

Scheffer, M. & et al. (2003). Floating plant dominance as a stable state

“Scheffer & van Nes 2007: Shallow lakes theory, emphasizing roles of climate, nutrients, depth, and lake size.”

Scheffer, M. & van Nes, E.H. (2007). Shallow lakes theory revisited: various alternative regimes driven by climate, nutrients, depth and lake size doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-6399-2_41 ↗

“Reference to "Floating plant dominance as a stable state" by Scheffer et al. (2003)”

Scheffer, M. & et al. (2003). Floating plant dominance as a stable state

“Hornbach, Schilling & Kundel 2020: Study on how floating-leaved macrophytes affect ecosystem metabolism in small ponds.”

Ecosystem metabolism in small ponds: The effects of floating-leaved macrophytes

“Hornbach, D. J., Schilling, E. G. & Kundel, H. Ecosystem metabolism in small ponds: The effects of floating-leaved macrophytes. Water 12, 1458 (2020).”

(2020). Ecosystem metabolism in small ponds: The effects of floating-leaved macrophytes