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PREFACEMany construction activities in or near streams and lakes cause changes in the aquatic environment that affect submersed vascular aquatic plants. This report was prepared to give biologists, engineers, and planners an overview of how submersed plants respond to changing environmental conditions including light transmission, fluctuating water levels, currents and waves, and other physical and biotic factors. A companion document, FWS/OBS-80/42, is a summary of this technical report. Inquiries concerning the availability of either report should be directed to: Information Transfer Specialis U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Eastern Energy and Land Use Team Route 3, Box 44 Kearneysville, West Virginia 25430Previous - Next - Table of Contents |