| decomposition and co2 evolution from standing litter of the emergent macrophyte erianthus giganteus. | > abstract decomposition of standing litter of the emergent macrophyte erianthus giganteus (plumegrass) was quantified in a small freshwater wetland in alabama, usa. living green shoots of e. giganteus were tagged and periodically retrieved for determination of leaf and culm mass loss, litter-associated fungal biomass (ergosterol), and nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations. laboratory studies were also conducted to examine the effects of plant litter moisture content and temperature on rates of ... | 1999 | 10384009 |