Claim · model-written summary
Effects of thin-layer placement on biomass and stem density did not vary significantly by elevation.
- Taxon
- Spartina alterniflora and Spartina patens
Sporobolus alterniflorus
Sporobolus pumiluse0 - Treatment
- TLPe2
- Outcome
- biomass and stem densitye2
- Direction
- no_changeinferrede2
- Qualifier
- by elevatione2
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorSettingValue
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the addition of 10 cm of sand to pots planted with Spartina alterniflora and Spartina patens resulted in fewer stems than controls for S. patens but not S. alterniflora after 2 months”
e2“Effects of TLP on biomass and stem density did not vary significantly by elevation”
Title
Payne Journal of Coastal Research 2021. doi:10.2112/jcoastres-d-20-00072.1
Other claims from this paper (4)
- Intervention effect Adding 10 cm of sand to pots resulted in fewer stems than controls for Spartina patens after 2 months.
- Intervention effect Adding 10 cm of sand did not change stem number relative to controls for Spartina alterniflora after 2 months.
- Intervention effect Total biomass and root mass were not significantly affected by 10 cm of sand in either species.
- Recommendation A 10 cm thin-layer sand placement is a promising strategy to enhance the ability of marshes to build vertically as sea level rises.