- Title
- Investigations of growth metrics and δ15N values of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes,(Mart.) Solms-Laub) in relation to biological control
- Creator
- Hill, Jaclyn M
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date
- 2014
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/444758
- Identifier
- vital:74265
- Identifier
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2013.12.001
- Description
- The success of biological control for Eichhornia crassipes (Mart) Solms-Laub has been varied, with failure attributed to various factors including increased eutrophication in freshwater systems. Studies have shown that high N-loads are associated with enriched δ15N values of aquatic biota. Stable isotope analyses may help to assess the nutrient status of invaded ecosystems and predict the success of classical biological control. A combination of controlled greenhouse experiments and in situ observations were used to quantify the δ15N equilibration rate of E. crassipes leaf tissue (i.e. the time span of the information on environmental N-loading), confirm the ability of plant tissue to reflect ecosystem N-loading and to compare standard water hyacinth growth metrics with δ15N and C/N ratios to evaluate how well they described eutrophication. Using both δ15N values and C/N ratios, it was possible to clearly distinguish between manure, fertilizer and control regimes and plant tissue provided information on ecosystem N loading over approximately 16 days.
- Format
- 9 pages, pdf
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Aquatic botany, Hill, J.M., 2014. Investigations of growth metrics and δ15N values of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes,(Mart.) Solms-Laub) in relation to biological control. Aquatic botany, 114, pp.12-20, Aquatic botany volume 114 number 1 12 20 2014 1879-1522
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Hill, Jaclyn Marie (Ms)
RU DST/NRF SARChI for Insects in Sustainable Agricultural Ecosystems
SDG 14. Life Below Water
RU Department of Zoology and Entomology
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