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13. The Essential Shallows

Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
Bed of submerged aquatic vegetation in river shallows

The Hudson's many shallows pose navigation challenges to captains of large vessels, but are essential to the ecology of the river. In these shallows grows submerged aquatic vegetation, such as water celery.

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    New Paltz, New York 12561
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