A success story: water primroses, aquatic plant pests. Issue 5 (13th August 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Thouvenot, Lise; Haury, Jacques; Thiebaut, Gabrielle
• Is Part Of: Aquatic conservation. Volume 23:Issue 5(2013)
• Page Start: 790
• Page End: 803
• Publication Date: 2013-08-13
• Subjects: Aquatic ecology -- Periodicals; Conservation of natural resources -- Periodicals; Aquatic resources -- Periodicals; 333.95216
• DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2387
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1052-7613

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>ABSTRACT</title> <p> <list id="aqc2387-list-0001" list-type="order"> <list-item id="aqc2387-li-0001"> <p>Aquatic ecosystems are currently invaded by non‐indigenous aquatic plants. A major challenge for biological invasion research is to develop the ability to predict the spread of species.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="aqc2387-li-0002"> <p>Throughout the world, <italic>Ludwigia peploides</italic> subsp. <italic>montevidensis</italic> and <italic>Ludwigia grandiflora</italic> subsp. <italic>hexapetala</italic> are now considered to be two of the most invasive aquatic plants. This paper reviews the scientific knowledge about these species, their ecological and socio‐economic impacts and methods of management.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="aqc2387-li-0003"> <p>Water primrose possesses some advantageous biological traits, such as rapid growth rate, efficient reproductive capacity, high plasticity in growth response, broad ecological tolerance and allelopathic compounds which might explain its expansion and colonization of numerous ecosystems.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="aqc2387-li-0004"> <p>Much attention must be paid to <italic>Ludwigia grandiflora</italic> subsp. <italic>hexapetala</italic> and <italic>Ludwigia peploides</italic> subsp. <italic>montevidensis</italic>. According to climatic models, global warming will further increase the spread of these species in Europe.</p> </list-item> </list> Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.</p> </abstract>