The biological control of aquatic weeds in South Africa: Current status and future challenges

Bothalia - African Biodiversity & Conservation

 
 
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Title The biological control of aquatic weeds in South Africa: Current status and future challenges
 
Creator Hill, Martin P. Coetzee, Julie
 
Subject Entomology Biological control; invasive aquatic plants; benthic macroinvertebrate diversity
Description Background: Aquatic ecosystems in South Africa are prone to invasion by several invasive alien aquatic weeds, most notably, Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms-Laub. (Pontederiaceae) (water hyacinth); Pistia stratiotes L. (Araceae) (water lettuce); Salvinia molesta D.S. Mitch. (Salviniaceae) (salvinia); Myriophyllum aquaticum (Vell. Conc.) Verd. (parrot’s feather); and Azolla filiculoides Lam. (Azollaceae) (red water fern). Objective: We review the biological control programme on waterweeds in South Africa. Results: Our review shows significant reductions in the extent of invasions, and a return on biodiversity and socio-economic benefits through the use of this method. These studies provide justification for the control of widespread and emerging freshwater invasive alien aquatic weeds in South Africa. Conclusions: The long-term management of alien aquatic vegetation relies on the correct implementation of biological control for those species already in the country and the prevention of other species entering South Africa.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
Contributor Working for Water, Department of Environmental Affairs Natural Resources Management Programmes
Date 2017-03-31
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — —
Format text/html application/epub+zip text/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/abc.v47i2.2152
 
Source Bothalia; Vol 47, No 2 (2017); 12 pages 2311-9284 0006-8241
 
Language eng
 
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Coverage southern Africa — —
Rights Copyright (c) 2017 Martin P. Hill, Julie Coetzee https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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