The other five vascular
hydrophyte species were restricted to pools and backwaters.
The boundary between
hydrophyte and helophyte sub-wetlands, where the best coincidence with 0.4 m isobath was determined (Table 2).
Among the
hydrophytes, seed fragments of Nymphaea alba were distributed evenly all over the lake, even at point VM43 with a water depth of 4.4 m and DS 59 m.
Wildfire reaching dry beds is deleterious to
hydrophytes with exposed buds, while it enhances seed germination of weedy Mimosa spp.
Interestingly, in the arrombados areas, terrestrial species intolerant of prolonged flooding have given way to
hydrophytes, which colonise the extensive wetlands permanently.
The temperature-determined growing season of a submerged
hydrophyte: tissue chemistry and biomass turnover of Utricularia purpurea.
Microbes and
hydrophytes living in heavy metal stress environment, developed mechanisms to reduce highly toxic Cr(VI) to Cr(III) which was less harmful (He et al., 2009).
The Solis Chico subestuary presents an extensive salt marsh area in its lower portion, characterized by halophytes and
hydrophytes and a large population of crabs, representing the highest natural productivity of the area (Gimenez, 2003; Geo-Uruguay, 2008).
Invader versus natives: Effects of hydroperiod on competition between
hydrophytes in a tropical freshwater marsh.
The percentages of biological shapes of plants in the region are: 47% (Therophytes), 24% (Hemichriptophytes), 12% (Phanerophytes), 10% (Geophytes), 30% (Chamaephytes), 2% (
Hydrophytes), and 2% (Halophytes).