Chapter 15: Aquatic vegetation as indicator of the sustainability of fresh water systems: interactions with the land surface

FERNÁNDEZ O.A., VÁZQUEZ R., SIDORKEWICJ N., SABBATINI M.R. Y MARCHENA J.

Plant Response to Environmental Stress

IBD Co. Publishers

Lugar: Lucknow, India; Año: 2006; p. 129 - 135

The management of aquatic vegetation is a primary issue when the quality of water in natural and man-made freshwater systems is to be preserved. The type of vegetation colonizing freshwater aquatic ecosystems serves in most cases as an indicator of the sustainability of services we have come to expect from our surface water resources. The knowledge of the structure and function of aquatic plant communities and maintenance of the integrity of continental aquatic habitats is best gained through a deeper understanding of the physical, chemical, and biological exchanges taking place between water bodies and the adjacent natural or human modified land environment. Key words: Aquatic vegetation, Land-water interaction