Biogeochemical Interactions And Ecological Consequences Of Sulfur In Stands Of Wild Rice
2020-05
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Biogeochemical Interactions And Ecological Consequences Of Sulfur In Stands Of Wild Rice
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Wild rice is an ecologically and culturally important plant that typically grows in lakes and rivers in Minnesota that have low sulfate concentrations. Previous work demonstrated that elevated sulfate concentrations contribute to the decline in wild rice populations when conditions allow for the reaction of sulfate to sulfide. This dissertation investigates the fate of sulfate in the rooting zone of wild rice, mechanisms and consequences of sulfide exposure to plants, and the long-term effects of sulfide exposure on population dynamics. Key findings include 1) iron plaques on root surfaces transition from iron oxide to iron sulfide during reproduction if sulfate is elevated; 2) in elevated sulfate, seed production is delayed and shortened and plants produce fewer, smaller seeds with less nitrogen; and 3) populations of wild rice grown in low sulfate have stable biomass oscillations with a period of approximately 4 years, but elevated sulfate destabilizes these cycles and drives the population toward extinction.
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University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation.May 2020. Major: Water Resources Science. Advisors: Nathan Johnson, John Pastor. 1 computer file (PDF); iv, 108 pages.
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LaFond-Hudson, Sophia. (2020). Biogeochemical Interactions And Ecological Consequences Of Sulfur In Stands Of Wild Rice. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/215202.
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