Role of Hydrological Parameters and Environmental Disturbances in Steering Bioinvasion and Biohomogenization of Eichhornia crassipes in Cochin Backwaters - A Mini Review.

Davood Nihal, Prabhakaran M.P, Abhirami N, Naseem N.M

Abstract


The preliminary study provides an account of the influence of various hydrological parameters of the water body and other environmental issues in the bioinvasion and biohomogenization of Eichhornia crassipes in Cochin backwaters located in the southwest coast of Kerala, India. The study of invasion gateway is significant considering the means of control and eradication of such noxious weeds. The situation of bioinvasion could get further worsened by its interactions with existing environmental disturbances and frequently changing hydrological parameters due to adverse human interventions. Water hyacinth has been listed among the top 100 most destructive invasive species of the world by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The weed devoured for its aesthetically pleasing appearance has a great history of invasiveness in a large number of countries around the globe and harnessing them of its resources. The recent few years have witnessed a tremendous increase in the studies relating phytoremediation aspects of Eichhornia crassipes and harvesting bio-energy out of weed. This forms a preliminary data for further investigations with respect to water hyacinth in Cochin backwaters.

Keywords


Water Hyacinth, Physico-chemical Parameters, Aquatic Environment, Backwater Pollution, Aquatic Weed, Biological Invasion.

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