The rise and fall of water hyacinth in Lake Victoria and the Kagera River basin, 1989-2001

Journal of Aquatic Plant Management

Volumn 42, Issue JUL., 2004, Pages 73-84

  Albright, Thomas P ^a,b   Moorhouse, T G ^b   McNabb, T J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Clean Lakes Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic weeds; Biocontrol; East Africa; Eichhornia crassipes; El Ni o; Invasive plants; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

CURCULIONIDAE; EICHHORNIA; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; HYACINTHUS; RIPARIA; VICTORIA;

EID: 15044350501     PISSN: 01466623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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