Impact ID |
Scientific Name
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Impact Type
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Study Type
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Study Location
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Impact Description
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Geographic Location
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Reference
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8789
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Nasturtium officinale
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Environmental Water Quality
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Observational
|
Field
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Watercress (Nasturtium officinale) is able to uptake large amounts of nitrate from the water bodies in which it lives.
|
Whangamata Stream, New Zealand
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35282
|
8790
|
Nasturtium officinale
|
Environmental Water Quality
|
Observational
|
Field
|
The nitrogen is released when Nasturtium officinale dies and decomposes; however, if the plants are removed (as is the goal with most invasive species), this could alter the amount of nitrogen available.
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Whangamata Stream, New Zealand
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35282
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