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标题：Impacts of Plant ( Egeria densa ) Density and Nutrient Composition on Nitrogen Transformation Mechanisms in Laboratory Microcosms
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作者：S. K. Weragoda ; Norio Tanaka ; K. B. S. N. Jinadasa 等
期刊名称：Journal of Freshwater Ecology
印刷版ISSN：0270-5060
电子版ISSN：2156-6941
出版年度：2009
卷号：24
期号：3
页码：393-401
DOI：10.1080/02705060.2009.9664311
出版社：Taylor & Francis
摘要：The impacts of plant (Egeria densa) density and nutrient composition on nitrogen transformation mechanisms in laboratory microcosms were studied with a low plant density system (LPDS) and a high plant density system (HPDS). The NH 4 -N removal efficiency increased with increasing concentration (2-8 mgL -1 ) at lower NO 3 -N concentrations (0-2 mgL -1 ), while it decreased at higher NO 3 -N concentrations in LPDS (>2 mgL -1 ). The NO 3 -N removal efficiency showed a positive correlation with initial NH 4 -N concentration in both HPDS (R 2 =0.93) and LPDS (R 2 =0.88). The total nitrogen (TN) removal efficiency was positively affected by the initial NH 4 -N concentration, while it was negatively affected by the NO 3 -N concentration in LPDS. TN removal efficiency was significantly different between HPDS and LPDS (p<0.01). The organic nitrogen concentration was higher in LPDS than that found in the initial solution. The mutual interactions among different forms of nitrogen affected their removal mechanisms more significantly in LPDS than HPDS. Further, the removal efficiencies varied with the predominant transformation mechanisms, and consequently the plant density and nutrient composition must be considered simultaneously when applying these results to nitrogen removal efficiencies in submersed plant wetland system.