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How functional traits of submerged macrophytes response to underwater light quality?
Eutrophication of water bodies causes the disappearance of submerged macrophytes and frequent blooms of phytoplankton, which leads to changes in the...
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Nutrients recycled by a small omnivorous fish facilitate the growth and change the stoichiometric contents of submerged macrophytes
When restoring shallow lakes, the recovery of submerged macrophytes is of vital importance to obtain clear water conditions. However,...
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Do submerged macrophytes facilitate the development of large crustacean zooplankton in tropical shallow lakes?
In temperate shallow lakes, submerged macrophytes facilitate zooplankton development by providing refuge against fish predation and, thereby,...
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Effects of omnivorous tilapia on phytoplankton and water quality in an ecosystem with submerged macrophytes
Nile tilapia [ Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)] is a widespread invasive fish, now present in lakes, rivers, and reservoirs around the world,...
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Food quality upgrade of carbon from submerged macrophytes by flagellates via a heterotrophic pathway can stimulate growth of Daphnia magna
Submerged macrophytes play crucial roles in maintaining the stability of clear-water states in shallow lakes. Recent stable isotope studies have...
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The role of floating and submerged macrophytes in the phytoplankton taxonomic and functional diversity in two tropical reservoirs
Macrophytes play an important role in maintaining biodiversity. However, little is known about the relationships between different types of...
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Effect of different Hydrilla verticillata harvesting intensities on Vallisneria natans: Implications for restoring and managing submerged macrophytes
Background and aimsHarvesting can regulate the overgrowth of submerged macrophytes and affect interspecific competition. However, the effects of...
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Aquatic Macrophytes and Wetlands
This chapter provides a definition of the wetland types where the aquatic macrophytes described in this Atlas occur. There are also wetlands where...
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Phosphorus removal potential of aquatic macrophytes in a shallow eutrophic system
Aquatic macrophytes in inland lakes provide a wide range of ecosystem services. Management efforts to restore aquatic macrophytes for ecosystem...
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Rooted floating-leaf macrophytes structure the coexistence of different phytoplankton assemblages within a shallow lake
Aquatic macrophytes in shallow lakes control habitats through local turbulence, water transparency, nutrient, and oxygen concentrations. As engineer...
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Factors Structuring Aquatic Macrophytes
Aquatic macrophytes are a key component of freshwater ecosystems, providing habitats for aquatic organisms, and play an integral role in food webs...
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Functional trait-based potential invasiveness of exotic submerged macrophytes and their effects on sediment bacterial community
Functional traits of exotic species play an important role in their invasive process by enhancing their performance and promoting them as a...
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Analysis of diversity and function of epiphytic bacterial communities associated with macrophytes using a metagenomic approach
Epiphytic bacteria constitute a vital component of aquatic ecosystems, pivotal in regulating elemental cycling. Despite their significance, the...
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Macrophytes and Their Role in Wetland Ecosystems
Aquatic macrophytes, also known as hydrophytes, hold an important part in wetland ecosystems. This chapter highlights the significance of aquatic...
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The effects of presence of macrophytes on resource uptake by phytoplankton and zooplankton in a tropical reservoir
The understanding of factors affecting resource uptake is important to elucidate community dynamics in aquatic ecosystems. Here, we analyzed...
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Still exotic? Comparison of macroinvertebrates associated with Elodea nuttallii and native macrophytes in urban artificial lakes
Invasions of non-native species are considered major threats to biodiversity in urban waterbodies. We compared macroinvertebrate richness, density,...
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Submerged macrophytes support cyanobacteria and microcystin production in a drawdown tropical semi-arid reservoir
Eutrophication is recognized as the main water quality problem worldwide, mainly due to the prevalence of harmful cyanobacterial blooms. Submerged...
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Submerged macrophytes in Danish lakes: impact of morphological and chemical factors on abundance and species richness
We analysed long-term monitoring data on submerged macrophytes and water chemistry from 666 Danish lakes > 1 hectare and mean depth < 3 m,...
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Macrophytes as a Sustainable Biomonitoring Tool Sustainable of Aquatic Pollution
Inorganic and organic contaminants pollute streams daily. Pollution and other manmade disruptions change aquatic ecosystems. Water pollution may come...
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Environmental and Ecological Importance of Indian Aquatic Macrophytes
This chapter is the study of various aquatic macrophytes (AMs) in their natural surroundings and their type and ecological importance. AMs are...