| Impact ID |
Scientific Name
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Impact Type
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Study Type
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Study Location
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Impact Description
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Geographic Location
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Reference
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7014
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Eichhornia crassipes
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Environmental Water Quality
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Anecdotal
|
N/A
|
Eichhornia crassipes forms dense monocultures that can threaten local native species diversity and change the physical and chemical aquatic environment, thus altering ecosystem structure and function by disrupting nutrient cycling.
|
|
42102
|
|
7015
|
Eichhornia crassipes
|
Environmental Water Quality
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
|
Dense mats of Eichhornia crassipes can lower dissolved oxygen levels in water bodies leading to reduction of aquatic fish production.
|
|
42102
|
|
7016
|
Eichhornia crassipes
|
Environmental Water Quality
|
Observational
|
Laboratory
|
Eutrophic conditions arise when Eichhornia crassipes dies and decomposes due to the large release of nutrients the plant takes in.
|
|
42102
|
|
7017
|
Eichhornia crassipes
|
Environmental Water Quality
|
Observational
|
Field
|
After removing Eichhornia crassipes by cutting, there was a significant increase in dissolved oxygen.
|
Winam Gulf, Lake Victoria
|
30548
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