Mapping and Distribution of Torpedograss and Evaluating the Effectiveness of Torpedograss Management Activities in Lake Okeechobee, Florida

Thousands of hectares of native plants and shallow openwater habitat have been displaced in Lake Okeechobee’smarsh by the invasive exotic species torpedograss (PanicumrepensL.). The rate of torpedograss expansion, it’s areal distributionand the efficacy of herbicide treatments used tocontrol torpedograss in the lake’s marsh were quantified usingaerial color infra red (IR) photography.(PDF has 6 pages.)

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hanlon, Charles G., Brady, Mark
Format: article biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 2005
Subjects:Management, Biology, Limnology, torpedograss, Panicum repens, Lake Ockeechobee, Florida, invasive species, wetlands, spikerush, herbicide, imazapyr, glyphosate,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/19465
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