Aquatic Invertebrates Associated with the Water-Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in an Eutrophic Reservoir in Tropical Brazil

Invertebrate Assemblages Associated with Root Masses of Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms-Laubach 1883 in the Alvarado Lagoonal System, Veracruz, Mexico

“…In this regard, Toft et al (2003) registered the highest invertebrate densities in Fig. 6 Relative density values for principal invertebrates taxa Marco et al (2001) found the highest densities with elevated values of temperature, conductivity, and pH. Poi de Neiff and Carignan (1997) positively related density with dissolved oxygen concentration and negatively with turbidity, and Poi de Neiff and Neiff (1980) negatively related density with mechanical swell action.…”

“…The major issues that have been covered by these publications include: the specific composition of invertebrates assemblages, species-environment relationships, identification of functional groups and relations between plant decomposition, and invertebrates colonization (Bailey and Litterick 1993;Bartodziej 1992; Bartodziej and Leslie 1998;Masifwa et al 2001;Montoya 2003). There have been few studies to examine the temporal and spatial patterns of invertebrates (Bechara and Andreani 1989;Poi de Neiff and Carignan 1997;De Marco et al 2001). However most of the research has been done in freshwater systems and few studies have been conducted in coastal systems (Viljoen et al 2001;Rocha et al 2002;Toft et al 2003).…”

Impact of Invasive Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) on Snail Hosts of Schistosomiasis in Lake Victoria, East Africa

“…Biomphalaria sudanica may thus feed on water hyacinth's healthy, living tissue, its associated microflora, or the plant detritus that builds up in dense mats (WHO, 1957;Malek, 1958;Petr, 1968;Brown, 1980;De Marco et al, 2001). In the short term, when mats are not yet dense, schistosome host snails may also benefit from an increase in available oxygen, as water hyacinth grows rapidly and photosynthesizes at a high rate.…”

Effects of engineered application of Eichhornia crassipes on the benthic macroinvertebrate diversity in Lake Dianchi, an ultra-eutrophic lake in China

“…4 and 5). This may be due to the following factors: (1) the E. crassipes could adsorb or degrade some harmful chemicals, creating suitable habitat for benthic macroinvertebrates (Agunbiade et al 2009); (2) a large quantity of organic matter attached to macrophyte roots and the deciduous roots themselves may serve as food source for macroinvertebrates that may be beneficial (de Marco et al 2001); and (3) complex roots of the E. crassipes in the water column and deciduous Asterisks indicate the significant difference between inside and outside E. crassipes mats roots on the sediment could provide ideal habitats and breeding grounds (Villamagna and Murphy 2010).…”