Water depth affects submersed macrophyte more than herbivorous snail in mesotrophic lakes [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceIntroductionWater depth (WD) and snail abundance (SA) are two key factors affecting the growth of submersed aquatic plants in freshwater lake ecosystems.
Wenjing Ren +12 more
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Submersed macrophytes Vallisneria natans and Vallisneria spinulosa improve water quality and affect microbial communities in sediment and water columns [PDF]
HeliyonHealthy aquatic ecosystems are essential for human beings. However, anthropogenic activities severely worsen water quality. In this study, using assembling mesocosms, we developed an efficient and easy-to-handle method to monitor the water quality by ...
Libing Liao +8 more
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Modeling the Effects of Temperature and Limiting Nutrients on the Competition of an Invasive Floating Plant, Pontederia crassipes, with Submersed Vegetation in a Shallow Lake [PDF]
PlantsThe potential for a non-native plant species to invade a new habitat depends on broadscale factors such as climate, local factors such as nutrient availability, and the biotic community of the habitat into which the plant species is introduced.
Linhao Xu, Donald L. DeAngelis
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Morphological and Anatomical Differentiation of Potamogeton gramineus in Relation to the Presence of Invasive Species Elodea nuttallii: A Case Study from Vlasina Lake, Serbia [PDF]
PlantsElodea nuttallii represents non-native and highly invasive species in Europe that significantly influence freshwater plant communities by decreasing the diversity of native species.
Danijela Nikolić +5 more
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Going With the Flow? Relative Importance of Riverine Hydrologic Connectivity Versus Tidal Influence for Spatial Structure of Genetic Diversity and Relatedness in a Foundational Submersed Aquatic Plant [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionGenetic connectivity in rivers is generally high, and levels of genotypic and genetic diversity of riverine species are expected to accumulate in downstream locations.
Maile C. Neel +2 more
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Calm after the storm? Similar patterns of genetic variation in a riverine foundation species before and after severe disturbance [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 In summer 2011, Tropical storms Lee and Irene caused an estimated 90% decline of the submersed aquatic plant Vallisneria americana Michx. (Hydrocharitaceae) in the Hudson River of New York (USA).
Magdalene N. Ngeve +3 more
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East Indian Hygrophila: Hygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T. Anderson
EDIS, 2017 East Indian hygrophila, also known as Miramar weed, Indian swampweed, and hygro, is an invasive aquatic plant that grows under submersed and emergent conditions.
Lyn A. Gettys, Stephen F. Enloe
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Hydrilla: Florida's Worst Submersed Weed
EDIS, 2016 Hydrilla, which was originally introduced to the state as an aquarium plant, was intentionally planted in canals by aquarium plant dealers in the 1950s and quickly escaped cultivation.
Lyn A. Gettys, Stephen F. Enloe
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Ecological Indicators, 2022 Decreased underwater light availability is one of the most important environmental factors leading to the decline in submersed macrophytes in lakes. However, previous studies mostly focused on a relatively short time scale and lack data on the continuous
Jianfeng Chen +9 more
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Submersed macrophyte restoration with artificial light-emitting diodes: A mesocosm experiment
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2021 Urban lakes are important natural assets but are exposed to multiple stressors from human activities. Submersed macrophytes, a key plant group that helps to maintain clear-water conditions in lakes, tend to be scarce in urban lakes, particularly when ...
Ye-Xin Yu +7 more
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