Morphometric parameters of Phragmites australis as indicators of soil salinity: habitat and remote sensing approach as exemplified by brine-supplied salt marshes in the Parsęta Valley (NW Poland)

Authors

  • Beata Bosiacka Department of Plant Taxonomy and Phytogeography, University of Szczecin
  • Paweł Pieńkowski Department of Plant Taxonomy and Phytogeography, University of Szczecin
  • Marek Podlasiński Department of Soil Erosion and Soil Reclamation, Agricultural University in Szczecin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12775/v10090-011-0024-5

Keywords

inland salt marshes, aerial photos, common reed-environment relations

Abstract

The paper illustrates an application of morphometric parameters of common reed to locate saline patches in extensive rush complexes. The study evaluated the applicability of aerial photographs and explored effects of soil salinity on reed stem mean height (r = -0.72) and diameter (r = 0.52).

References

Asaeda T., Manatunge J., Fujino T. & Sovira D., 2003, Effects of salinity and cutting on the development of Phragmites australis, Wetland Ecology and Management 11: 127-140.

Bosiacka B., Podlasiński M. & Pieńkowski P., 2011, Salt marshes determined by ascending brine in northern Poland: land-use changes and vegetation-environment relations - Phytocoenologia (in press). http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=000298936700003&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=b7bc2757938ac7a7a821505f8243d9f3

Kaczor D., 2005, Zasolenie wód podziemnych kenozoiku Polski północno-zachodniej w wyniku ascenzji solanek z mezozoiku [Salinization of Cenozoic aquifers in NW Poland by ascending Mesozoic brines], Przegl. Geolog. 53 (6): 489-498.

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2011-07-08

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BOSIACKA, Beata, PIEŃKOWSKI, Paweł and PODLASIŃSKI, Marek. Morphometric parameters of Phragmites australis as indicators of soil salinity: habitat and remote sensing approach as exemplified by brine-supplied salt marshes in the Parsęta Valley (NW Poland). Ecological Questions. Online. 8 July 2011. Vol. 14, pp. 85-87. [Accessed 31 January 2025]. DOI 10.12775/v10090-011-0024-5.

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Vol. 14 (2011): Ecology of Halophytes and Saline Habitats

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