Veitch, Vern, Burrows, Damien, and Hudson, David (2007) Trialling different low cost methods of water hyacinth removal in tropical coastal wetlands. In: Proceedings of the 5th Australian Stream Management Conference. Australian Rivers: Making a Difference. pp. 407-412. From: 5th Australian Stream Management Conference. Australian Rivers: Making a Difference, 21-25 May 2007, Albury, NSW.

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Blankets of aquatic weeds such as water hyacinth, forming over the top of freshwater wetlands are one of the major management issues facing floodplain wetlands in many parts of Australia. Recent projects that successfully removed floating weed mats from large coastal lagoons, have resulted in dramatic improvements to water quality, fish diversity and productivity and public amenity, demonstrating their value. Innovative methods trialled in this project to reduce costs of initial weed removal and, potentially, long-term maintenance, include aerial application of brine, and the use of small boats with and without special modifications. In addition to methods of weed removal, the environmental responses to weed removal are being studied. The results successfully demonstrate simpler and more cost-effective means of removing large floating weed mats and improving water quality.

Item ID:	3066
Item Type:	Conference Item (Research - E1)
ISBN:	978-0-646-47479-3
Keywords:	water hyacinth; aquatic weed Control; wetlands
Related URLs:	http://www.csu.edu.au/research/ilws/news...
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Date Deposited:	06 Oct 2009 23:02
FoR Codes:	05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 0502 Environmental Science and Management > 050299 Environmental Science and Management not elsewhere classified @ 50% 06 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 0602 Ecology > 060204 Freshwater Ecology @ 50%
SEO Codes:	96 ENVIRONMENT > 9609 Land and Water Management > 960999 Land and Water Management of Environments not elsewhere classified @ 51% 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9612 Rehabilitation of Degraded Environments > 961201 Rehabilitation of Degraded Coastal and Estuarine Environments @ 49%
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