WATER HYACINTH

Invasive Nonindigenous Plants in Florida: University of Florida, IFAS,
Center for Aquatic Plants
 http://aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu/hyacin2.html
This website provides information about brief history, identification, control methods, and downloadable information sheet.

Water Hyacinth Information Page: Phil Soderman, Sterling Nursery, Carpinteria, California
 http://homepage.westmont.edu/u/outside/phil.soderman/www/
This site shows a collection of Water Hyacinth information including Water Hyacinth Information; Constructed Wetlands Information; San Pasqual Aquatic Treatment Facility; Water Hyacinth uses; Water Hyacinth COMPOST References, and so on. 

Aquatic Plant Harvesting. Lake Victoria, Kenya
 http://www.water-hyacinth.com/
This site introduces special equipment to chop water hyacinth. In addition, the site includes information about challenges, solution, hyacinth uses and so on. 

Water Hyacinth: University of Waterloo (Canada) and FIRRI (Uganda) Collaborative Project
 http://freespace.virgin.net/ae.williams/Work.htm
This sites introduces general information related to water hyacinth and project information conducted by Dr. Adrian E. Williams. 

Remote Monitoring of The Water Hyacinth Infestation of Winam Gulf, Kenya: USGS International Program  
 http://edcsnw3.cr.usgs.gov/ip/hyacinth/winam1.html
 This website introduces severe water hyacinth infestations on Winam Gulf, in the Kenyan portion of Lake Victoria during the late 1990s and early 2000. This site shows a series of Radarsat images and other real data related to water hyacinth. 

Weeds on the web: King County Water & Land Resources Division, Lake Stewardship Program
http://splash.metrokc.gov/wlr/waterres/smlakes/hyacinth.htm
This site includes several good descriptions including history, method of spread, methods of control, and identification.


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