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Plant feature impacts; Spartina alterniflora; salt marsh; water partitioning; erosion; plant density; rainfall interception
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Influence Of Plant Density On Rainfall Interception By Spartina Alterniflora, Hannah K. Longaberger
Influence Of Plant Density On Rainfall Interception By Spartina Alterniflora, Hannah K. Longaberger
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Abstract
Spartina alterniflora is an abundant plant in eastern US and Gulf coast salt marshes; it is important in maintaining a diverse ecosystem. Salt marshes are impacted by rainstorms, which may affect erosion events. This project examined the partitioning of rainfall on single plants of various sizes and on central plants within different canopy densities of S. alterniflora. By calculating the rain stemflow (SF), throughfall (TF), and water adhered to the stem in S. alterniflora, we gained insight to rainfall partitioning with different plant features. My research found no statistically significant relationship between different plant features and SF, TF, …