The potential for biological control of invasive alien aquatic weeds in Europe: A review

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 570, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 217-222

  Gassmann, André ^a   Cock, Matthew J W ^a   Shaw, Richard ^b   Evans, Harry C ^b  

^a CABI   (Switzerland)

^b CABI   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chrysomelidae; Classical biological control; Curculionidae; Emergent species; Free floating species; Invasive alien aquatic weeds

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FUNGUS PROTECTION; HERBICIDES; PATHOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CHRYSOMELIDAE; CLASSICAL BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CURCULIONIDAE; EMERGENT SPECIES; FREE FLOATING SPECIES; INVASIVE ALIEN AQUATIC WEEDS;

WEED CONTROL;

AQUATIC PLANT; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FUNGUS; INVASIVE SPECIES; PATHOGEN; WEED;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

ARTHROPODA; AZOLLA FILICULOIDES; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CRASSULA HELMSII; CURCULIONIDAE; HYDROCOTYLE RANUNCULOIDES; LEMNA MINUTA; LUDWIGIA;

EID: 33748313119     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0182-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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