Impact of nutrients and herbivory by Eccritotarsus catarinensis on the biological control of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 179-186

  Coetzee, Julie A ^a   Byrne, Marcus J ^a   Hill, Martin P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biological control; Eccritotarsus catarinensis; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Water hyacinth

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CHLOROPHYLL; GROWTH RATE; HERBIVORY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PEST SPECIES; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; WEED CONTROL;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ECCRITOTARSUS CATARINENSIS; EICHHORNIA; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; INSECTA; MIRIDAE;

EID: 33845457146     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2006.09.020     Document Type: Article

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