An invasive aquatic plant is an aquatic plant that did not develop in a certain geographic area. While a native aquatic plant is located in the geographic region it developed in. While invasive plants can cause many issues for the environment, native plants have many benefits. For example native plants provide cover for fish and nesting material. This allows the heterotrophs of the ecosystem to have more luck with reproducing. Native aquatic plants also help oxygenate the water, and provide food for some animals

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