The role of eutrophication in the biological control of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes, in South Africa

BioControl

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 247-261

  Coetzee, Julie A ^a   Hill, Martin P ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biological control; Eutrophication; Integrated management; Water hyacinth

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DATA SET; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; GROWTH RATE; HERBIVORY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; INVASIVE SPECIES; MACROPHYTE; META-ANALYSIS; MONOCOTYLEDON; PHOSPHORUS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; WATER TREATMENT; WEED CONTROL;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; PONTEDERIACEAE;

EID: 84857798581     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-011-9426-y     Document Type: Review

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