Vegetation

• vegetation has important function as shelter for small animals and prevents predation
• aquatic plants stimulate clear water by changing nutrient availability and limiting resuspension
• important factors for plant growth: light availability, water temperature, and sediment quality
• wave activity can impact aquatic plants

  • low wave activity stimulates plant growth through cleaning plants and improving exchange of CO2 between plants and water
• submerged plants can cover whole water surface and these fields usually contain high diversity and biomass of invertebrates