Abstract
The species composition of submergent plants in propagule banks found in the sediments of Lake Kasumigaura, Japan, was investigated. Soil was dredged from the lake and spread over a 23,000m^2 area of the littoral zone, which sloped gradually from 0 to 100 cm in water depth. Nine submergent plant species grew from the dredged soil, including three endangered or vulnerable species, Chara braunii, Nitella hyalina, and Potamogeton pectinatus. These results suggest that distributing soil in the littoral zone is an effective approach for revegetation with submergent plants in Lake Kasumigaura.
