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Surface-floating aquatic macrophytes

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The ecology and management of African wetland vegetation

Part of the book series: Geobotany ((GEOB,volume 6))

Abstract

Aquatic plants that float on the water surface occupy a distinctive habitat that requires particular adaptation. Furthermore, since they are not affected by water depth, they are not limited to a particular zone in the hydrosere but may occur wherever there is sufficient free water. Classically, however, surface-floating plants tend to dominate the offshore margins of the littoral vegetation continuum in those situations where they are not removed by wind or current.

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Mitchell, D.S. (1985). Surface-floating aquatic macrophytes. In: Denny, P. (eds) The ecology and management of African wetland vegetation. Geobotany, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5504-2_4

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