Submerged aquatic
vegetation (SAV) provides vital habitat for aquatic
organisms, produces oxygen and traps modest amounts
of sediment. However,
if there are excessive amounts of suspended sediment,
or hypoxic conditions occur - a state where the
level of oxygen in the water is very low - SAVs
die, thus leading to unhealthy conditions for fish
and other aquatic organisms that rely on SAV for
habitat. This image shows a healthy aqautic ecosystem
free of suspended sediments and abundant with healthy
SAVs.
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