11.   This tends to rob submerged aquatic plants of light and hinder their growth.

12.   Unlike most land plants, aquatic plants are not dependent solely on nutrition obtained through the root system.

13.   The seeds of some aquatic plants take up water and swell quickly.

14.   Visitors can view a rich and colorful array of aquatic plants and animals.

15.   In return for the initial outlay the gardener will obtain a place to grow aquatic plants and a mini nature reserve for insects, birds, newts etc.

16.   A well-known aquatic plant is the water lily.

17.   Many other aquatic plants can be obtained from good garden centres.

18.   And hydrilla monopolizes the dissolved oxygen that fish and other aquatic plants require to thrive, further reducing native diversity.

19.   And they say that some vegetation, particularly aquatic plants and wildlife, could be harmed for years to come.

20.   Aquatic plants and animals could be devastated by the kind of global warming many scientists now believe to be inevitable, three university biologists said Tuesday.