Aquatic vegetation is important, both in terms of positive and nega-tive effects, to anglers, boaters, utilities, shorefront property own-ers, and waterfowl interests who utilize reservoirs. Multiple users of lakes and reservoirs complicate aquatic plant management deci-sions. Balancing limited

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indirectly involved in the aquatic ecological systems functionality (Vădineanu et al. 1998) and it indicates the trophic status of water bodies (Sârbu, 2006). In the context of the European legal regulation (WFD) the aquatic vegetation is one of the biological elements to be assessed

Have the recent increases in aquatic vegetation in Pools 5 and 8 been the result of water level management drawdowns, HREPs, or natural fluctuations?.............................................................. 16 Movement of unionids during a planned water level drawdown in Pool 6 of the Upper

and sediment composition. One component of these studies included evaluation of migratory waterfowl utilization of pond habitats based upon vegetation community composition. Aquatic vegetation is a critical food source for many migratory waterfowl, and numerous studies have shown that water bodies

The ability to predict the distribution of submersed aquatic vegetation in the Upper Mississippi River on the basis of physi-cal or chemical variables is useful to resource managers. Wildlife managers have a keen interest in advanced estimates of food quantity such as American wildcelery

The inclusion of aquatic macrophytes into a set of biological indicators prescribed in the European Water Framework Directive in order to assess and control the water quality of running waters requires the development of monitoring programs by regional authorities. The implementation of a regional

affecting the sunfish fishery. Specific objectives of the project were to: (a) evaluate the suitability of several emergent, floating-leaved, and submersed aquatic plant species for establishment in the lake; (b) develop and test effective methods for establishing desirable aquatic plant species; and (c

). The discussion does not emphasize floating-leaved species and macroalgae. Historically, submersed aquatic macrophytes have played several important roles in the Upper Impounded Reach of the UMRS (Green 1960). Plant communities generate dissolved oxygen, stabilize mucky sediments, filter suspended particulates