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What Is The Cause Of The Duckweed?

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From these results we can extrapolate possible explanations as to the changes between abiotic and biotic factors and how they influenced each other in a small freshwater ecosystem. It is highly noted that Nitrogen and Phosphorous are the most limited nutrients of primary production in freshwater ecosystems (Schindler, 1977; Hecky and Kilham, 1988). This gives reason as to why the Nitella decreased and why much of the duckweed was dying over the 3 weeks, as these primary producers must absorb their nutrients from the water. However, as predicted by Sand-Jenson and Borum (1991) in shallow waters with low nutrients, vascular plants will still thrive due to their ability to draw nutrients from their sediments (Havens et al, 2000). This correlates

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