![]() Conversely, a plant underwater in submersed growth has to transfer CO2 and Oxygen throught the limits of what can be dissolved in the water column. Emersed growth plants have direct contact with a supply of air with all the CO2 it could need. The basis for the difference in leaf structures between emersed and submersed growth comes down to nutrient transfer and respiration. How difficult varies from plant to plant. However, there are physiological difference in the plant’s leaf structure that make this transition difficult. ![]() Know that plants that are currently emersed can generally be transitioned to submersed (immersed) and vice versa. How are Emersed and Submersed Aquarium Plants Different? This is what most of us are going for: auqairum plants that grow completely below the water line and are fully submerged. The opposite scenario for aquarium plants is Submersed or Immersed (the two words are interchangeable in this situation). The plant stems and leaves grow fully exposed to air. In the case of aquatic plants, the roots and substrate are flooded with water, but there is not standing water above What does Emersed and Submsersed Mean?Įmersed is a term that describes plants that are grown partially in and partially out of water. One early lesson that I had to learn about obtaining and planting aquarium plants is the difference between emersed and submersed growth plants. Our Fluval Spec V aquarium, in its current state, is my first attempt with live aquarium plants.
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