Macrophytes production

Mann, K.H., 1972a. Macrophyte production and detritus food chains in coastal waters. Mem. 1st. Ital. Idrobiol., 29 suppl. 353-383. 

Turner, R.E. (1976) Geographic variations in salt marsh macrophyte production a review. Contrib. Mar. Sci. 20, 47-69. 

The complex structure and seasonal dynamics of herbaceous macrophyte communities make it difficult to estimate their total annual contribution to floodplain lake production. Annual production estimates must incorporate the cumulative, sequential production of terrestrial, semiaquatic and aquatic plant communities and the spatial and temporal variation in their distributions. To date all measurements of macrophyte production have been made in a limited area on the central Amazon floodplain near Manaus. Only a few of these estimates have included contributions of more than one species. Junk and Piedade (1993) estimated the cumulative biomass increase of three successive macrophyte communities (terrestrial, semiaquatic, and aquatic) growing under... 

Sfriso, A., and Marcomini, A. (1997). Macrophyte production in a shallow coastal lagoon. Part I Coupling with chemico-physical parameters and nutrient concentrations in waters. Mar. Environ. Res. 44, 351-375. 

There are other potential sources of organic matter from the coastal zone to the open ocean. However, we know little about the production of organic carbon from these sources. Coastal macrophyte production such as Spartina... 

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