Ecological and environmental impacts of Eurasion watermilfoil. Report for 1987-1991. [Myriophyllum spicatum]

Technical Report · Sat Oct 31 23:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:7183488

Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum L.) is a submersed aquatic angiosperm considered to be a very troublesome weed throughout the Eastern United States. Its rapid and effective dispersal, largely as plant fragments, and its ability to displace other macrophyte species through competition are major factors. Problems typically caused by Eurasian watermilfoil result from the large amounts of plant material that it produces near the water's surface. Additionally, detached plant material floats for a period of time and may interfere with water intake structures or simply wash up on shore and decay. Decomposition of transported fragments can lead to marked alterations of physical and chemical properties of the water that can have detrimental effects.

• Research Organization: Office of the Chief of Engineers, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 7183488
• Report Number(s): AD-A-257445/7/XAB; OCE/NRM--92-4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540310* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Basic Studies-- (1990-)
BIOLOGICAL FOULING
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COASTAL REGIONS
COMPETITION
CONSTRUCTION
DECAY
DECOMPOSITION
ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FOULING
GROWTH
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INTAKE STRUCTURES
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PLANT GROWTH
SHORES
SURFACE WATERS
SURFACES
WATER
WEEDS