Submerged aquatic vegetation, important but badly degraded bottom habitat in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation. Plants that live under shallow tidal waters.
submerged aquatic vegetation. Aquatic vegetation, such as sea grasses, that cannot withstand excessive drying and therefore live with their leaves at or below the water surface. SAVs provide an important habitat for young fish and other aquatic organisms.
submerged aquatic vegetation. Benthic plants that grow totally under water. (e.g., .hydrilla, coon tail, wild celery, eel grass). image
The commonly used acronym for submerged aquatic vegetation.
see submerged aquatic vegetation.
submerged aquatic vegetation. a general term referring to the many species of plants that grow in the shallow water of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries; these plants provide an important habitat and food source for fish and wildlife.
submerged aquatic vegetation. underwater aquatic rooted plants.
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation. rooted vegetation that grows under water in shallow zones where light penetrates. Also known as "Bay grasses".
Any Submerged Aquatic Vegetation, i.e., vascular aquatic plants that are rooted in the bottom sediments and grow no higher than the surface of the water, such as eelgrass or redhead grass.
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation. rooted vegetation which grows beneath the water surface
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation. Rooted, submerged macrophytes, including seagrasses and freshwater rooted macrophytes; contrasts with emergent species such as smooth cordgrass.
Submerged aquatic vegetation. Aquatic plants, generally rooted, that grow entirely below the surface of the water.