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Aquatic weed management in waterways and dams
November 2008 Primefact 30 Replaces Agfact Aquatic weed management in waterways and dams Peter Gorham Many edge plants play an important role in nutrient Noxious Plants Advisory Officer, NSW DPI, Richmond buffering, bank stabilisation and sediment trapping. Oxygen is the single most important water quality parameter and submerged plants help to oxygenate Introduction the water. Aquatic plants serve a variety of uses in a water Aquatic plants also play an important role in providing system, some of which are vital to the overall health habitat for many organisms, particularly birds, amphibians, fish and many insects and other small of the Aquatic environment. There are numerous pond creatures. Floating plants give shade, reduce Aquatic plants that grow in farm dams , streams and evaporation rates and keep the water temperature waterways and fortunately most are rarely a problem.
4. Divert nutrient run off away from the dam as nutrient rich waters encourage aquatic weed growth. 5. Plant trees to shade the dam and therefore, as with dredging, reduce available light to the plant. 6. Use biological control agents if they are …
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