Are current aquatic weed control practices sustainable?
Hawkesbury River (N.S.W.). County Council2002
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The Hawkesbury Nepean River system is desperately in need of a sustainable long term method of controlling excessive growth of acquatic weeds that does not rely solely on the use of herbicides.
Main title:
Are current aquatic weed control practices sustainable? / by Hawkesbury River County Council
Imprint:
Windsor Hawkesbury River County Council 2002
Collation:
19 pages
Notes:
Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Trust Collection
Contents:
Climate - Benefit of native plants - Factors contributing to excessive aquatic plant growth - Major weeds of the Hawkesbury/Nepean River - Alligator weed - Senegal tea plant - Water hyacinth - Salvinia - Dense water weed - Azolla - Control options - Diquat - Glyphosate - manging aquatic weeds to improve fish growth - What to do with harvested acquatic plants - Timing of harvesting - Advantages of mechanical harvesting - Disadvantages of mechanical harvesting - Effect on fauna - Future of the river
Dewey class:
632.5
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3162
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research | Local Book | 632.5 HAW | Not for loan (Set: 20 Sep 2017) |