The water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes: An invasive plant in the Guadiana River Basin (Spain)

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 42-53

  Téllez, Trinidad Ruiz ^a   López, Elsa Martín de Rodrigo ^a   Granado, Gloria Lorenzo ^a   Pérez, Eva Albano ^a   López, Ricardo Morán ^a   Guzmán, Juan Manuel Sánchez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aquatic weed; Eichhornia crassipes; GIS model; Growth index; Portugal; Spain; Water hyacinth

Indexed keywords

EID: 55949098900     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2008.3.1.8     Document Type: Article

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