Table 1 Comparison of different sampling strategies used to collect laterally exported detritus at different study sites (ANPP = aboveground net primary production)
From: Lateral detrital C transfer across a Spartina alterniflora invaded estuarine wetland
Reference | Site | Marsh type | Sampling frequency | Contribution of ANPP (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Teal (1962) | Sapelo Island, Georgia, USA | Spartina alterniflora | Yearly | 45 |
Palomo and Niell (2009) | Palmones River estuary, Spain | Sarcocornia perennis ssp. | Bimonthly | 12 |
Wolff et al. (1979) | Oosterschelde estuary, The Netherlands | Halimione portulacoides, Spartina townsendii, Puccinellia maritima | Monthly | 10 |
Bouchard et al. (1998) | Southern Normandy gulf, France | Atriplex portulacoides | Weekly | 14 |
Dame et al. (1986) | North Carolina marsh, USA | Spartina alterniflora | Daily |  < 1 |
Dankers et al. (1984) | Ems-Dollard estuary, The Netherlands | Puccinellia maritima | Daily | 1 |
Hemminga et al. (1996) | Westerschelde estuary, The Netherlands | Elymus pycnanthus, Scirpus maritimus, Phragmites australis, Puccinellia maritima | Daily |  < 0.2 |