(Ebook) Invasive Aquatic And Wetland Plants by Suellen May ISBN 9780791091302, 9781438119748, 0791091309, 1438119747

(Ebook) Invasive Aquatic And Wetland Plants by Suellen May ISBN 9780791091302, 9781438119748, 0791091309, 1438119747

Aquatic plants, or hydrophytes, are plants that are bound to the water to complete their life cycle. They can beherbaceous or woody and at least some portion of the plantgrows in water. Herbaceous plants have soft tissues and donot develop woody parts aboveground. Some aquatic plantsare completely submerged and others grow just along thewater’s edge.Invasive species are a problem because they are outstandingcompetitors. All creatures evolve toward becoming a bettercompetitor. Changes occur based on the requirements of theirenvironment.One of the dangers of invasive aquatic and wetland plantsis that their populations increase exponentially eachyear without any constraints, which alters fragile ecosystems.Wetlands can become so clogged by the overgrowth of invasiveplant species that native birds will no longer make the wetlandtheir home.Invasive plant species threaten the supply of freshwater. Aquaticinvasive species (all species, not just plants) continue to arrive in theGreat Lakes at a rate of one every eight months, adding to the morethan 160 species already causing serious ecological and economicdamage.