Title
A REVIEW OF THE INVASIVE, BIOLOGICAL AND BENEFICIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AQUATIC SPECIES EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES AND SALVINIA MOLESTA
Author(s)
Koutika, L. S.;Rainey, H. J.
Published
2015
Publisher
Applied Ecology and Environmental Research
Abstract
The aquatic invasive plant species Eichhornia crassipes and Salvinia molesta originated in the Neotropics (Bolenz et al., 1990; Tipping and Center, 2005). Based on environmental, economic and human problems, E. crassipes and S. molesta are ranked first and second places respectively on a list of the world's most problematic aquatic weeds (Holm et al., 1977; Barrett, 1989). This review paper presents the impacts of these two species on the environment, mainly in aquatic ecosystems of the tropics and subtropics, and also their use in societies and agro-industry with particular reference to their distribution and environmental impacts in ecosystems.
Keywords
Eichhornia crassipes;Salvinia molesta;biological control;chemical;control;mechanical control;water-hyacinth;pistia-stratiotes;biogas production;lake victoria;mart. solms;phytoremediation;populations;curculionidae;temperature;macrophytes;Environmental Sciences & Ecology
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