Phytoremediation techniques for the treatment of different types of wastewater have been
used by several researchers. These techniques are reported to be cost effective compared …

Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is an aquatic weed native from South America that
invades waterbodies of tropical and sub-tropical sites worldwide. Mechanical, chemical and …

4), covered by short hairs, which trap air bubbles and thus enable 16 buoyancy. The
underside of leaves is densely hairy and almost white, 17 with longitudinal ribs with …

Historical declines of marine megaherbivores have led to a view of seagrass communities
structured largely by abiotic disturbance and plant competition. There is, however, growing …

Eichhornia crassipes is notorious as the world's worst aquatic weed, and here we present all
aspects of its biology, ecology and invasion behaviour within the framework of the new …

Large river floodplains are convenient model systems to test for variation in animal and plant
community structure, as they have a variety of habitats and substrates and are generally …

There is a growing impetus to identify and develop bioenergy feedstocks that can be
harnessed in ways that do not require major land-use intensification or use of food crops …

Plant interactions are suggested to shift from competition to facilitation and collapse with
increasing grazing pressure. The existence of this full range of plant interactions and the role …

PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Physiological integration between connected ramets is well
known to increase performance of clonal plant species. However, no direct evidence …

Aim An increasing number of exotic plants and their biological control agents are being
introduced into new regions. Therefore, it is necessary to study their interactions and to …