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Spatial distribution, biomass, production and phenological data were obtained for two natural populations of the cat-tail Typha dominguensis in Lagoa de Maricá, a shallow sub-tropical lagoon. The area covered by T. dominguensis was estimated by satellite imagery and aerial photography. The values obtained by the two methods are concordant and close to 13 % of total wetland area. For both sites, plant growth proved to be highly influenced by water depth. Plants grew best at depths over 0.2 m depth. Productivity values (2,022 and 2,227 g m−2 y−1) are in the world-wide range for the genus. A classification of the Typha swamps in different areas according to flooding exposure is proposed.
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Marques, A.N., Touré, I. (1998). Spatial distribution and seasonal patterns of aquatic emergent plants in Southeast Brazil: Development of a tool for mass balances. In: Wasserman, J.C., Silva-Filho, E.V., Villas-Boas, R. (eds) Environmental Geochemistry in the Tropics. Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences, vol 72. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0010906
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