Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A macroscopic plant. Used especially of aquatic plants.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A plant visible to the unassisted eye: contrasted with microphyte. See quotation under
dysphotic .
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- noun biology Any normal
macroscopic plant , especially anaquatic one.
Etymologies
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Examples
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It is a rich mosaic of savanna grassland, thickets and woodlands; grasslands: low-lying, hygrophilous and floodplain; sedge swamps, freshwater reed and papyrus swamps; riverine woodlands, swamp forests and forested dunes; the lake with its uniquely variable salinity regime;, underwater macrophyte beds, saline reed swamps, salt marshes and mangroves; rocky and sandy shores, coral reefs and submarine canyons.
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Some lake phosphorus values appear low due to dense aquatic macrophyte growth.
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The effects of fisheries, focusing on the top predators and herbivores of the food web, is globally visible in the disappearance of large fish, sharks, turtles, crustaceans and plants, and consequent increases in smaller fish species, sea urchins, etc., and their phytoplanktonic or macrophyte food.
Marine biodiversity 2007
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Losses of species diversity in phytoplankton, periphyton, macroalgae and macrophyte communities
Inorganic nitrogen pollution in aquatic ecosystems~ causes and consequences 2007
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Shifts in species composition of phytoplankton, periphyton, macroalgae and macrophyte communities
Inorganic nitrogen pollution in aquatic ecosystems~ causes and consequences 2007
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Recent investigations have shown that macrophyte communities can be highly diverse but also may include a large proportion of exotic species.
Coastal lagoon 2007
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As macrophyte biomass increases, the mean water velocity of a river decreases.
Macrophytes 2007
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Some of these macrophyte beds have not been seen for many decades due to changing conditions of the lake mostly due to pollution.
Archive 2005-07-01 2005
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The macrophyte beds that have returned are providing cover and acting as nurseries for some species of fish.
Archive 2005-07-01 2005
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The macrophyte beds that have returned are providing cover and acting as nurseries for some species of fish.
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