Water Hyacinth | National Invasive Species Information Center
Genetic uniformity characterizes the invasive spread of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), a clonal aquatic plant. (link is external) Molecular Ecology 19 (9):1774-1786. Species Profile: Water Hyacinth. Forms dense colonies that block sunlight and crowd out native species (Toft et al. 2003)
Invasive Water Hyacinth: Ecology, Impacts and Prospects for the …
2021年8月6日 · Invasive in nature, water hyacinth has been extensively addressed in reviews due to its destructive environmental and economic impact [1,2]. Originating from the Amazon, this notorious macrophyte has spread to many other tropical and sub-tropical regions [ 2 , 3 ], invading freshwater waterways, displacing native species, reducing biodiversity ...
Genes reveal how water hyacinth invades new habitats - Nature
2024年9月10日 · Scientists identified genes that make water hyacinth invasive adaptive to new habitats. Credit: Subhra Priyadarshini. The genome sequence of water hyacinth reveals that it has undergone a...
Water hyacinth - Kew
From humble beginnings in the northern tropics of South America, to being found on every continent on Earth (except Antarctica), the water hyacinth is the most invasive aquatic plant in the world. An incredible fast-growing plant that is capable of cloning itself, mats of water hyacinth can rapidly spread to cover entire lakes and rivers
A Global Water Hyacinth Invasion - NASA Earth Observatory
2020年9月1日 · Over the past six decades, the Valsequillo reservoir has fallen victim to one of the world’s most invasive aquatic plants. The reservoir located south of the Puebla municipality in central Mexico was once filled with clear water; now nearly half of its surface is covered with clumps of water hyacinths. And Valsequillo reservoir is not unique.
Global impact of water hyacinth (Eichhornia Crassipes) on rural ...
2024年6月27日 · This systematic review examines the extensive global impacts and explores various mitigation strategies to manage and utilize this pervasive species. Ecologically, water hyacinth disrupts aquatic ecosystems by depleting oxygen levels, obstructing sunlight, and displacing native species, which in turn compromises water quality and biodiversity.
Invasive floating macrophytes reduce greenhouse gas emissions …
2016年2月5日 · Floating macrophytes, including water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), are dominant invasive organisms in tropical aquatic systems and they may play an important role in modifying the gas...
From weed to power plant - Kew
2020年11月24日 · A research project led by the University of Leeds is exploring ways of using the destructive power of the water hyacinth for good and turn it into bioenergy, a sustainable source of heat, electricity, and fuel.
Invasive Water Hyacinth Challenges, Opportunities, Mitigation, …
2022年11月29日 · Invasive aquatic weeds such as water hyacinth (WH, Eichhornia crassipes, ‘Emboch’ in Ethiopia) pose a severe threat to the environment, human health, socio-economic development, and access to clean water around the world .
Water hyacinth | Floating, Invasive, Weed | Britannica
water hyacinth, any aquatic plant of the genus Eichhornia of the pickerelweed family (Pontederiaceae), consisting of about five species, native primarily to tropical America. Some species float in shallow water; others are rooted in muddy stream banks and lakeshores.