Nutrient Dynamics in Relation to Geomorphology of Riverine Wetlands
Carol A. Johnstona,
Scott D. Bridghamb and
Joseph P. Schubauer-Beriganc
a Natural Resources Research Institute, Univ. of Minnesota, 5013 Miller Trunk Highway, Duluth, MN 55811
b Dep. of Biological Sciences, Univ. of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556
c National Center for Environmental Assessment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268

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Fig. 2. Physical site characteristics at the Fond du Lac and Pokegama wetlands, means and 95% confidence intervals by geomorphic group
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Fig. 3. Total soil nutrients and amorphous Fe and Al at the Fond du Lac and Pokegama wetlands, means and 95% confidence intervals by geomorphic group
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Fig. 4. Herbaceous biomass and total plant nutrients at the Fond du Lac and Pokegama wetlands, means and 95% confidence intervals by geomorphic group
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Fig. 5. Seasonal soil chemistry at the (ae) Fond du Lac and (fj) Pokegama wetlands, means and 95% confidence intervals by geomorphic group. AFP = acid-fluoride extractable P
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Fig. 6. Seasonal porewater nutrients at the (ac) Fond du Lac and (df) Pokegama wetlands, means and 95% confidence intervals by geomorphic group. Note that y-axis scales for porewater NO3N are not the same at both sites (b and e). SRP = soluble reactive P
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Fig. 7. Seasonal surface water pH and nutrient concentrations at the (af) Fond du Lac and (gl) Pokegama wetlands, means and 95% confidence intervals by geomorphic group. TN = total N; TP = total P
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Fig. 8. Sedimentation rates at the Fond du Lac and Pokegama wetlands, means and 95% confidence intervals by geomorphic group
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