The dynamics and ecology of exotic tropical species in floating plant mats: Lake Naivasha, Kenya: Lake Naivasha, Kenya
The floating water fern Salvinia molesta has occurred in Lake Naivasha since the early 1960s and during this period has obstructed fishing activities and navigation. In recent years the extent of Salvinia has declined markedly. Since 1988, a second floating weed, Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Hydrobiologia 2002-11, Vol.488 (1-3), p.115-122 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The floating water fern Salvinia molesta has occurred in Lake Naivasha since the early 1960s and during this period has obstructed fishing activities and navigation. In recent years the extent of Salvinia has declined markedly. Since 1988, a second floating weed, Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth), has colonised the lake. Salvinia formed large mats around the edges, bays and lagoons and had very few plant or invertebrate species associated with it. Mats of E. crassipes, however, support a greater abundance and variety of animal and plant species, which shows a relationship with mat size. This seems to have facilitated plant succession but without a zonation typical of the classic hydroseral sequence for the lake.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT] |
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ISSN: | 0018-8158 1573-5117 |
DOI: | 10.1023/A:1023322430005 |