Caption

Green carpet of plants on Lake Baldeney in Essen, proliferating aquatic plant Elodea, waterweed, an invasive species, the fast-growing aquatic plant proliferates on large parts of the Ruhr reservoir, increased water temperatures accelerate growth, recreational boat traffic is severely impaired, jetties of the Segler Kameradschaft Essen-Heisingen SKEH, the navigation channel is kept clear, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Date

Aug 12, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jochen Tack

Reference

BRK24F52_292

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No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

166,3Mb (9,5Mb) / 31,1in x 20,8in / 9337 x 6225 (300dpi)

Keywords

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