Low Level Maintenance Control | UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants

Water hyacinth is a rapidly growing invasive plant that has been a management challenge in Florida for over 130 years. It impedes navigation, irrigation, and recreation while reducing water quality and sheltering mosquito species responsible for spreading human diseases. Managing water hyacinth is critical for protecting Florida's waterways and human health.
UF/IFAS CAIP researchers are testing maintenance control of water hyacinth with mesocosm experiments. Every mesocosm, or tank, acts as a model lake system. They are each managed differently in order to investigate the three research goals.
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