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cje ›› 2000, Vol. ›› Issue (5): 45-51.

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Examination on Ability of Wetland Plants' Photosynthesis Supplying Water Body with Oxygen

Wang Qingan1, Huang Shida1, Sun Tieheng2   

  1. 1. Sichuan Research Institute of Environmental Protection, Chengdu 610041;
    2. Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110015
  • Received:1999-05-13 Revised:1999-07-20 Online:2000-10-10

Abstract: The results of the examination showed that some wetland plants' leaves and stems above the surface of water have little ability to supply water body with oxygen through roots of themselves while they are photosynthesizing. These plants are calamus(Acorus calamus), cattail(Typha angustifolia), wild rice stem(Zizania caduciflora), Cyoerus alternifokius, and water hyacinth(Eichhornia crassipes). It means that there is no relationship between these plants' photosynthesis and the breath of root cells. But duckweed(Lemna minor) has a small to raise DO 0.44mg稬-1 in average, while it is photosynthesizing during the examination. Reed(Phragmitas communis) may have a little the to provide oxygen for water body through root of itself while it is photosynthesizing. It raised DO 0.30mg稬-1 in average during the examination.

Key words: desert shrub, projective cover, biomass, aggregation intensity, coefficient of variation.