Lake eutrophication: Control of phytoplankton overgrowth and invasive aquatic weeds

TT Geletu - Lakes & Reservoirs: Research & Management, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This brief review describes the major causes of lake cultural eutrophication and assesses
different strategies applied to control or reduce the negative consequences of this …

Increasing mercury bioaccumulation and biomagnification rates of Nile perch (Lates niloticus L.) in Winam Gulf, Lake Victoria, Kenya

KG Drouillard, L Campbell, D Otieno, J Achiya… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Nile perch (Lates niloticus L.) commercial fishery for Lake Victoria in East Africa
is an important source of revenue and employment. We focused on shifts in food web …

Sentinel-2 Time Series and Classifier Fusion to Map an Aquatic Invasive Plant Species along a River—The Case of Water-Hyacinth

N Mouta, R Silva, EM Pinto, AS Vaz, JM Alonso… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Freshwater ecosystems host high levels of biodiversity but are also highly vulnerable to
biological invasions. Aquatic Invasive Alien Plant Species (aIAPS) can cause detrimental …

Drivers of seasonal water hyacinth dynamics in permanently eutrophic estuarine waters

CP Lakane, JB Adams, DA Lemley - Biological Invasions, 2024 - Springer
Anthropogenic nutrient enrichment is one of the key global change pressures threatening
the health of estuaries. This is evident at the persistently eutrophic Swartkops Estuary …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing vegetative growth patterns of cultivated (Daucus carota L. subsp. sativus) and wild carrots (Daucus carota L. subsp. carota) to eliminate genetic …

A Godwin, S Pieralli, S Sofkova-Bobcheva… - Journal of Agriculture …, 2024 - Elsevier
Wild carrot is a problematic weed that can threaten the genetic purity of cultivated carrots by
hybridization. Wild carrots must be controlled before flowering to avoid the undesirable …

Local-scale impacts of water hyacinth on water quality in a hypereutrophic lake

JR Corman, A Roegner, Z Ogari, TR Miller… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Increased nutrient concentrations have been linked to water quality impairments across the
world. In Lake Victoria, the second largest freshwater lake in the world, decades of …

Spatio-temporal Trends of Mercury and Stable Isotopes in Lower Food Web of Winam Gulf, Lake Victoria

D Otieno, KG Drouillard, L Campbell… - Bulletin of environmental …, 2024 - Springer
Components of the lower food web (mussels, Caridina and Omena) were collected from
stations from Winam Gulf, Lake Victoria, Kenya in 2022 and 2023 to analyze for stable …

Occurrence of herbivore arthropods on water hyacinth in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia

T Kassu, E Getu, D Muleta - Biological Invasions, 2025 - Springer
Abstract Water hyacinth [Pontederiaceae: Pontederia (= Eichhornia) crassipes Mart.] is an
invasive alien aquatic weed distributed worldwide on freshwater bodies. More than one …

Cotton aphid (Aphis gossypii Glover: Aphididae) influence associated to water hyacinth nutrient (Pontederia crassipes Mart.: Pontederiaceae) in lath house …

T Kassu, E Getu, D Muleta - CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, 2024 - Springer
The cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover is a polyphagous herbivore known worldwide. The
aphid infestation could be considered as a challenge to crops, but an opportunity for alien …

[PDF][PDF] Journal of Agriculture and Food Research

A Godwin, S Pieralli, S Sofkova-Bobcheva… - Journal of Agriculture …, 2024 - researchgate.net
Wild carrot is a problematic weed that can threaten the genetic purity of cultivated carrots by
hybridization. Wild carrots must be controlled before flowering to avoid the undesirable …