Response of Eichhornia crassipes (Pontederiaceae) to water level fluctuations in two lakes with different connectivity in the Paraná River floodplain

dc.creatorJosé Neiff, Juan
dc.creatorLorena Castro, Sylvina
dc.creatorPoi de Neiff, Alicia
dc.date2008-06-01
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-03T17:43:35Z
dc.date.available2023-08-03T17:43:35Z
dc.identifierhttps://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5612
dc.identifier10.15517/rbt.v56i2.5612
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/7896434
dc.descriptionFloodplain lakes are especially dynamic due to the irregular flow regime of the Paraná River and its location along the geomorphologic gradient between the lakes and the river. The response of Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms (one of the most frequent aquatic plant) was studied in two floodplain lakes with different flooding regimes. Samples were taken between March 1997 and December 2001 on 13 different hydrologic conditions during prolonged hydrologic connection and prolonged hydrologic isolation. Leaf height, leaf density, biomass and nutrient content of the mature leaves of E. crassipes were measured and related to water level fluctuation and the hydrologic connectivity. The lake more connected with the main channel had a long lasting inundation phase. In this condition the surface area covered by water increased more than three times compared to prolonged hydrologic isolation condition. As river water entered the floodplain lakes, dissolved inorganic nitrogen increased to high values, especially NO3-whereas the isolation condition was characterised by a decrease in NO3- concentrations to undetectable levels. Compared to plants growing in the more isolated lake, those growing in the more connected lake had a significantly lower leaf density, longer leaves, less root biomass and lower ratio between below-ground and above-ground biomasses. However, total and leaf biomasses were not significantly different between sites. In each lake, differences in leaf height, leaf biomass and root biomass between prolonged hydrologic connection and isolation, as well as the insignificant relationship between leaf size and leaf density, indicate that the morphological traits of E. crassipes respond to pluri-annual water level fluctuations. The highest nutrient concentration in mature leaves was registered at the end of the prolonged hydrologic connection in the more connected lake. During the prolonged isolation, leaves had more lignin and a higher L:N ratio than at high waters, at the same sites. The success of E. crassipes in occupying habitats subjected to wide and erratic fluctuations in water level, such as the Paraná River floodplain, appears to be related to its ability to modify morphological traits according to water level.en-US
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dc.languageeng
dc.publisherUniversidad de Costa Ricaen-US
dc.relationhttps://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5612/5356
dc.rightsDerechos de autor 2008 Revista de Biología Tropicales-ES
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0es-ES
dc.sourceRevista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 56 No. 2 (2008): Volume 56 – Regular number 2 – June 2008; 613–623en-US
dc.sourceRevista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 56 Núm. 2 (2008): Volumen 56 – Número regular 2 – Junio 2008; 613–623es-ES
dc.sourceRevista Biología Tropical; Vol. 56 N.º 2 (2008): Volumen 56 – Número regular 2 – Junio 2008; 613–623pt-PT
dc.source2215-2075
dc.source0034-7744
dc.source10.15517/rbt.v56i2
dc.subjectGrandes ríosen-US
dc.subjectEichhornia crassipesen-US
dc.subjectpulsosen-US
dc.subjectplanicies inundablesen-US
dc.subjectLarge riversen-US
dc.subjectriver pulsesen-US
dc.subjectfloodplain lakesen-US
dc.titleResponse of Eichhornia crassipes (Pontederiaceae) to water level fluctuations in two lakes with different connectivity in the Paraná River floodplainen-US
dc.titleResponse of Eichhornia crassipes (Pontederiaceae) to water level fluctuations in two lakes with different connectivity in the Paraná River floodplaines-ES
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.typeArticleen-US
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