macrophyte

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mac·ro·phyte

 (măk′rə-fīt′)
n.
A macroscopic plant. Used especially of aquatic plants.

mac′ro·phyt′ic (-fĭt′ĭk) adj.
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macrophyte

(ˈmækrəʊˌfaɪt)
n
(Botany) a plant (typically aquatic) which is visible to the naked eye
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mac•ro•phyte

(ˈmæk rəˌfaɪt)

n.
a plant, esp. a marine plant, large enough to be visible to the naked eye.
[1905–10]
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Influence of aquatic macrophyte habitat complexity on invertebrate abundance and richness in tropical lagoons.Freshwater Biology, vol.
Cadmium and lead bioaccumulation potentials of an aquatic macrophyte Ceratophyllum demersum L.: a laboratory study.
The aquatic macrophyte community in the oxbow is dominated by hornworth (Ceratophyllum demersum), Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum), P.
All macrophyte taxa were recorded on the transects (width 10 m) starting at the willows or forest by the side of the lake and reaching into the water.
To delineate the littoral zone, we first identified the maximum depth of macrophyte growth by conducting snorkel surveys in five to 30 sectors of each lake, depending upon lake size (at least one for every 15 ha up to a maximum of 30, sensu Jeppesen et al., 2000).
A study of aquatic plants associated with the 'wadi' ecosystems has resulted in several positive outcomes, including the setting up of a comprehensive database for the macrophyte species in the Al Hajar Mountain range.
2008) to test the response (counts per transect) of the fish, invertebrate, and macrophyte communities, separately, to one or more of the factors: habitat (cable, pipe, natural), depth (shallow, deep), and time (survey).
The non-native macrophyte hydrilla, although causing problems in many waters, conveys the ecological and angling benefits of native macrophytes, but its aggressive growth leading to high-density stands of "topped out" (forming a dense surface mat of stems that shades out plant growth below) vegetation can create hypoxic (low-oxygen) conditions that diminish hydrilla's value as fish habitat.
It was the most appropriate living environment for submerged macrophytes. It explains why the submerged plants were just degraded but not disappearing from the macrophyte communities of Xiangyang site after the water level rose to a pretty high level.
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