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Water hyacinth in Lake Victoria information


Hyacinth-choked lakeshore in 2001 at Ndere Island, Lake Victoria, Kenya
Boat trapped by hyacinth (2017)

Water hyacinth has become a major invasive plant species in Lake Victoria and while it is native to the continent of South America, human activity has introduced the greenery to Lake Victoria, where it is claimed to have negatively affected local ecosystems.

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Water hyacinth in Lake Victoria

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Water hyacinth has become a major invasive plant species in Lake Victoria and while it is native to the continent of South America, human activity has...

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Lake Victoria

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extinct in recent years. The overall effects of the water hyacinth, however, are still unknown. Growth of the water hyacinth in Lake Victoria has been...

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Pontederia crassipes

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crassipes (formerly Eichhornia crassipes), commonly known as common water hyacinth, is an aquatic plant native to South America, naturalized throughout...

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African Great Lakes

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grasses. In some lakes, rapidly growing invasive plants, like the surface-choking water hyacinth and shore-clogging papyrus, are problems. Water hyacinth have...

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Lake Kyoga

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completely covered by water lilies, while much of the swampy shoreline is covered with papyrus and the invasive water hyacinth. The papyrus also forms...

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Nile perch

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overfishing and the use of illegal fishing gear, as well as invasive water hyacinths. Prey depletion is also a factor, as it decreases the size of the fish...

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Lake Kwania

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Nile (Victoria Nile) between Lake Victoria and Lake Albert. The wetland, which includes Lake Kwania, the even larger Lake Kyoga, and other water bodies...

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Jack Oyugi

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animal feed from water hyacinth, an invasive species in Lake Victoria. Oyugi worked as a dairy farm manager and observed that water hyacinth would be consumed...

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Aquatic weed harvester

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been reduced to a fifth of its previous amount. In Bangladesh, floodwater has washed mats of water hyacinth onto paddy fields, overwhelming the emerging...

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Nalubaale Hydroelectric Power Station

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construction of the dam, water levels on Lake Victoria were moderated by a natural rock dam on the north side of the lake. Rising lake waters would spill over...

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Fateh Sagar Lake

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(catchment area treatment), Hyacinth removal (through bio-control), lining of unlined canal from Moti Magri Hill to Fatah Sagar Lake, construction of sewage...

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Geography of Kenya

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increased use of pesticides and fertilisers; deforestation; water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria; soil erosion; desertification; and poaching. Party to:...

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Neochetina eichhorniae

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waterways and lakes in countries worldwide to control the spread of the invasive noxious weed species Eichhornia crassipes, the water hyacinth, an aquatic...

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Cichlid

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(Oreochromis niloticus), and water hyacinth, deforestation that led to water siltation, and overfishing, many Lake Victoria cichlid species have become...

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List of wetland plants

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introduced worldwide but originates in the Amazon River. Nymphoides humboldtiana Pontederia crassipes, the common water hyacinth, has been introduced worldwide...

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Chetput Lake

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had sanctioned ₹ 4 million to clean the overgrown water hyacinth and desilt the lake in 2007–2008. In May 2012, the Chennai Corporation Council adopted...

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Biomphalaria sudanica

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commonly occurs in similar habitats (Common Water Hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes) of B. sudanica snails in Lake Albert, Lake Kyoga and Lake Ziway. Brown,...

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Geography of Uganda

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agricultural use, deforestation, overgrazing, soil erosion, water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria, widespread poaching Environment — international agreements:...

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River Rwizi

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It eventually empties into Lake Victoria. Many swamps feed river Rwizi, including Nyakafumura, part of the Mushasha water basin, and Kanyabukanja wetland...

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Kisumu County

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hampers the full development of the industry. Also, the recent water hyacinth menace on the lake has reduced fish catches significantly. The new county government...

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Sudd

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amount of water discharged at the outlet of the Sudd. From 1961 to 1963, a great increase in the flooded area occurred when the level of Lake Victoria rose...

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Korattur Aeri

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the lake, water hyacinth is to be seen. This apart, many aquatic vegetation, water lily and wetland rushes are present in the water body. The lake has...

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Kisumu

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third-largest city in Kenya after the capital, Nairobi, and Mombasa. It is the second-largest city after Kampala in the Lake Victoria Basin. The city has...

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Environmental issues in Kenya

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Water-quality in Kenya has problems in lakes, (including water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria), have contributed to a substantial decline in fishing...

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Mainau

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you can see several types of flowers in full bloom, like Tulips, Daffodils, Primroses, Forget-Me-Nots and Hyacinths. To show the full beauty of all these...

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Tourism in Jammu and Kashmir

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in multiple colours, were brought from Keukenhof tulip gardens of Amsterdam. Besides tulips, there are 46 varieties of flowers, including hyacinths,...

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Ndere Island

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island (4.2 km2 or 1.6 sq mi) in Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria in Kenya. It was gazetted as the Ndere Island National Reserve in November 1986 and has since...

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Brisbane River

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noxious water hyacinth weed is still growing in stretches between Fernvale and the Mount Crosby Weir but only poses a minimal risk to drinking water supplies...

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Nile Basin Initiative

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The Abatement of the Water Hyacinth on the Kagera River Project, part of the Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project in partnership with Burundi...

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