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Peak-season and off-season distribution of mineral nutrients in littoral vegetation of an ancient shallow reservoir

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Differences between peak-season and off-season dry mass, organic matter mass, and both concentrations and pools (standing stocks) of ash, N, P, K, Ca, Mg and Na were investigated in the rhizosphere soil, and live and dead aboveground plant biomass at 14 sites hosting 4 plant community types in the littoral zone of a eutrophic ancient shallow reservoir of about 5 km2 area, the Rožmberk fishpond (S. Bohemia, CZ). Comparisons between the peak-season and off-season data and several stoichiometric relations calculated from them provided an insight into the mineral nutrient economy of the examined types of the fishpond littoral vegetation. It is rooted in relatively nutrient-poor sandy soil, but differently enriched with nutrients contained in either the percolating fishpond water, or that of springs located at the landward edge of the littoral zone. The degree of eutrophication of our sampling sites and their vegetation thus seem to be positively correlated with the degree of contact of the plants´ rhizosphere with the nutrient-richer fishpond or spring water.

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All data analyzed during this study are from Hroudová (1988) and are included in this manuscript. Data may be obtained upon request from the corresponding author. No genetic material was used or analyzed as part of this study.

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This article is dedicated to the memory of Brij Gopal, who was not only a well-respected wetland scientist, but a truly honorable person and an excellent colleague and friend.

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    Keith R. Edwards

  2. Czech Academy of Sciences, CzechGlobe - Institute of Global Change Research, Brno and Třeboň, Czech Republic

    Jan Květ

  3. Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences, Průhonice Near Prague and Třeboň, Czech Republic

    Jan Květ, Ivan Ostrý, Petr Zákravský & Zdenka Hroudová

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JK, IO, PZ and ZH developed, conducted and ran the original experiment on which the manuscript is based. KE analyzed the data. KE and JK wrote the manuscript. All authors read and approved the manuscript.

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Edwards, K.R., Květ, J., Ostrý, I. et al. Peak-season and off-season distribution of mineral nutrients in littoral vegetation of an ancient shallow reservoir. Hydrobiologia 851, 1593–1606 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-022-05079-1

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