Caption

Mowing boat Nimmersatt, of the Ruhrverband, excursion boat of the White Fleet, Heisingen, tries to keep the green plant carpet on the Lake Baldeney in Essen, in check, 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 the growth, the leisure boat traffic is severely impaired, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Date

Aug 12, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jochen Tack

Reference

BRK24F52_295

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No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

172,3Mb (9,6Mb) / 31,7in x 21,1in / 9504 x 6336 (300dpi)

Keywords

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