2006-08-03 09:22:46 · 8 answers · asked by sel1373 1 in Environment
The trees, as far as I can tell, are dead. There are no leaves and they haven't seemed to grow.
2006-08-03 09:41:12 · update #1
The water helps to keep the ox. away from the tree and prevent the tree from rotting.
2006-08-03 12:17:38 · answer #1 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If they are still growing, then why would they rot? If its a species that began growth in the basin before it was turned into a lake, then it was never choked out of existence, and so continues living and growing, albeit a bit waterlogged.
Dead trees sticking out of lakes do rot, because there is dissolved oxygen in the water, and because there is a myriad of bacteria in the water that loves to eat wet, dead wood (cellulose).
2006-08-03 09:33:03 · answer #2 · answered by ctxlena 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The species of trees that can live in standing water like lakes are evolved to handle their environment. If you took a tree like an oak and put it in a lake it would most likely die.
2006-08-04 10:09:49 · answer #3 · answered by Ryan W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is one of the amazing feats of nature. Humans may never understand the power of nature.
2006-08-03 10:09:17 · answer #4 · answered by Red Robin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is...just very slowly. It will eventually die..if it isnt dead already...and will decay, just not as fast as in air. Come back in 10 years and it will be gone.
2006-08-03 10:13:35 · answer #5 · answered by d h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they need water and they're in a lake and they have oxygen
2006-08-03 09:29:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are missing a key ingredient......air.
2006-08-03 09:27:19 · answer #7 · answered by mgator_11 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they evolved in that environment so they have protection in place
2006-08-03 09:26:10 · answer #8 · answered by Marina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋