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, leisure boat traffic is severely impaired, water sports enthusiasts, the navigation channel is kept clear, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Date

Aug 12, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jochen Tack

Reference

BRK24F54_354

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

172,3Mb (12,9Mb) / 21,1in x 31,7in / 6336 x 9504 (300dpi)

Keywords

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