Ecological Effects Of Invasive Species; A Case Study Of Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)

    The article below is a seminar topic researched by Iroh, Jennifer C., a 400 level Animal and Environmental Biology student of the University of Port Harcourt majoring in Environmental Biology.

ABSTRACT

    Invasive species have been a major ecological threat for as far back as the 18th century and even farther. The list of invasive species is quite endless but for the sake of this paper only 4 major species would be considered. They are: Nipa palm (Nypa fruticans), Common house gecko (Hemadactylus frenatus), The brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) and Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes). These species were chosen because of their availability and abundance in Nigeria and Rivers state. They pose a lot of ecological threats and have caused a rapid decline in endemic species. Most of the species found presently were not originally native to the area but overtime we have forgotten than these species were introduced and we have accepted them to be part of our native species. This work tends to consider a few ecological impacts of these species as well as their beneficial uses and control methods.


Researcher: Iroh, Jennifer C.

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