Aquatic Plant Control Research Program. A Survey of the Fauna Associated with Pistia Stratiotes L. (Waterlettuce) in Florida

Aquatic Plant Control Research Program. A Survey of the Fauna Associated with Pistia Stratiotes L. (Waterlettuce) in Florida

Increasing waterlettuce populations in Florida appear to be associated with concurrently declining waterhyacinth populations. Waterhyacinth is competitively superior to waterlettuce and probably supplanted the vast waterlettuce mats observed by explorers in Florida during the mid-1700s. For these re...

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Hauptverfasser: Dray, F A , Jr, Thompson, Catherine R, Habeck, Dale H, Balciunas, Joseph K, Center, Ted D
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
AQUATIC PLANTS
BIOLOGICAL AGENTS
Biological Oceanography
BIOLOGICAL WEED CONTROL
Biology
FLORIDA
INSECTS
MARINE BIOLOGY
SURVEYS
UNITED STATES
WATERHYACINTH
WATERLETTUCE
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Zusammenfassung:Increasing waterlettuce populations in Florida appear to be associated with concurrently declining waterhyacinth populations. Waterhyacinth is competitively superior to waterlettuce and probably supplanted the vast waterlettuce mats observed by explorers in Florida during the mid-1700s. For these reasons, it is believed that waterlettuce may reach severe nuisance population levels as waterhyacinth abundance continues to decline. To prevent this, a project was initiated to introduce into the United States biological agents that have successfully controlled waterlettuce in Australia and portions of Asia. Keywords: Aquatic plants, Biological control, Insects, Waterlettuce.