Veitch, Vern, Burrows, Damien, and Hudson, David (2008) Innovative method of water hyacinth removal in tropical coastal wetlands - cutting the costs. In: Proceedings of the 16th Australian Weeds Conference. pp. 444-447. From: 16th Australian Weeds Conference, 18-22 May 2008, Cairns, QLD., Australia.

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Abstract

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. However, there is a need to reduce the costs of these harvesting operations. In a recent wetland rehabilitation project, we trialled a combination of three innovative methods to reduce the costs of initial weed removal and, potentially, long-term maintenance: bank-side herbicide application, aerial application of brine, and the use of modified small boats. The results successfully demonstrate simpler and more cost-effective means of removing large floating weed mats and improving water quality.

Item ID:	8808
Item Type:	Conference Item (Research - E1)
Keywords:	water hyacinth; removal; cost-effective methods
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Date Deposited:	04 Mar 2010 04:42
FoR Codes:	05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 0502 Environmental Science and Management > 050207 Environmental Rehabilitation (excl Bioremediation) @ 30% 05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 0502 Environmental Science and Management > 050201 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Environmental Knowledge @ 30% 05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 0502 Environmental Science and Management > 050205 Environmental Management @ 40%
SEO Codes:	96 ENVIRONMENT > 9604 Control of Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species > 960402 Control of Animal Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species in Coastal and Estuarine Environments @ 40% 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9606 Environmental and Natural Resource Evaluation > 960604 Environmental Management Systems @ 30% 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9612 Rehabilitation of Degraded Environments > 961201 Rehabilitation of Degraded Coastal and Estuarine Environments @ 30%
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