Hydrogeochemical Characterization of Headwater Seepages Inhabited by the Endangered Bunched Arrowhead (Sagittaria fasciculata) in the Upper Piedmont of South Carolina
Sagittaria fasciculata (Bunched Arrowhead) is an endangered plant known to grow only in Greenville County, SC, and Henderson and Buncombe counties, NC. This study compared the hydrogeochemical characteristics (hydrologie setting, water chemistry, substrate grain size, and organic matter content) of...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Southeastern Naturalist. - Eagle Hill Institute. - 12(2013), 3, Seite 619-637 |
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2013
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Southeastern Naturalist |
| Schlagworte: | Physical sciences Environmental studies Biological sciences |
| Zusammenfassung: | Sagittaria fasciculata (Bunched Arrowhead) is an endangered plant known to grow only in Greenville County, SC, and Henderson and Buncombe counties, NC. This study compared the hydrogeochemical characteristics (hydrologie setting, water chemistry, substrate grain size, and organic matter content) of fourteen Bunched Arrowhead sites across Greenville County. All Bunched Arrowhead were found in partially to fully shaded and saturated discharge areas in close proximity to and fed by continuous and consistent groundwater seeps. The plants grew in sandy substrata with highly variable organic matter contents. Surface waters at these sites were shallow, dilute, and acidic (pH 4.5-5.7). However, the degree to which water chemistry influences the plant's growth and survival remains to be determined. |
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| ISSN: | 19385412 |