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The brackish water ecosystems grade to freshwater systems when a half-closed bay (flad) between the ridges of tillbecomes a closed lake (gloe), each with its adapted plant community from pondweeds such as Potamogeton spp. and stoneworts Chara spp. to thickets of the reed Phragmites australis.
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Dr. A H Ganie, from University of Kashmir discussed the alien invasive and non-invasive species of 'Potamogeton' in Kashmir Himalayan fresh water ecosys ems and presented a comparative appraisal of various species.
PunjabNewsline News 2009
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Submerged vegetation includes Ceratophyllum demersum, Myriophyllum spicatum, Potamogeton hoggariensis, Chara and Ekebergia sp.
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Growing submerged in the marsh pools and low salinity open water are narrow-leaved pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, Zannichellia palustris, Ekebergia spp.,
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The large Manzala coastal lagoon supports beds of Ceratophyllum demersum, Potamogeton crispus, and P. pectinatus around the southern shore as well as dense phytoplankton.
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Endemic Saharan species found on the massif include the pondweed Potamogeton hoggariensis (E), Silene hoggariensis, Lupinus tassilicus and Senecio hoggariensis.
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The most important objectives were to control the water level and salinity of the lake and to maintain and develop the pondweed Potamogeton, the major food source for wintering and migrating waterfowl.
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Lake sedimentation and the subsequent growth of Potamogeton increased in the late C19th with increased farming and the cutting of the Bizerta ship canal in 1895.
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The lake and marshes, especially the dense Potamogeton beds, support huge populations of a few species of marine and brackish water invertebrates.
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It altered the food chain by greatly reducing the area of Potamogeton - in 1988/9, from 3,000 to 500 ha.
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