issg Database: Management and Information Links for Azolla pinnata

Azolla pinnata (aquatic plant)

Ecology Distribution Management
Info Impact
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         Management Information

Chemical: Fact sheet on control of Azolla from Queensland, Australia, DNR.
Biological: There was some success in management of A.pinnata using weevils in South Africa although the study was aimed primarily at Azolla filiculoides.

         Management Resources/Links

1. Champion, P. Clayton, J. and Rowe, D. 2002. Alien Invaders Lake Managers’ Handbook. Ministry for the Environment.
        Summary: Available from: http://www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/water/lm-alien-invaders-jun02.pdf [Accessed 3 February 2005]
2. Champion, P.D.; Clayton, J.S. 2000. Border control for potential aquatic weeds. Stage 1. Weed risk model. Science for Conservation 141. .
        Summary: This report is the first stage in a three-stage development of a Border Control Programme for aquatic plants that have the potential to become ecological weeds in New Zealand.
Available from: http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/sfc141.pdf [Accessed 13 June 2007]
3. Champion, P.D.; Clayton, J.S. 2001. Border control for potential aquatic weeds. Stage 2. Weed risk assessment. Science for Conservation 185. 30 p.
        Summary: This report is the second stage in the development of a Border Control Programme for aquatic plants that have the potential to become ecological weeds in New Zealand. Importers and traders in aquatic plants were surveyed to identify the plant species known or likely to be present in New Zealand. The Aquatic Plant Weed Risk Assessment Model was used to help assess the level of risk posed by these species. The report presents evidence of the various entry pathways and considers the impact that new invasive aquatic weed species may have on vulnerable native aquatic species and communities.
Available from: http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/SFC185.pdf [Accessed 13 June 2007]
4. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO), 2006. Guidelines for the management of invasive alien plants or potentially invasive alien plants which are intended for import or have been intentionally imported. EPPO Bulletin 36 (3), 417-418.
5. McConnachie A.J. ; M.P. de Wit, M.P. Hill, and M.J. Byrne., 2003. Economic evaluation of the successful biological control of Azolla filiculoides in South Africa Biological Control 28 25–32
        Summary: Available from: http://www.wits.ac.za/apes/marcus/McConnachie%20et%20al%202003.pdf [Accessed 11 May 2005]
6. McConnachie A.J. ; M.P. Hill, and M.J. Byrne., 2004. Field assessment of a frond-feeding weevil, a successful biological control agent of red waterfern, Azolla filiculoides, in southern Africa Biological Control 29 326–331
        Summary: Available from: http://www.wits.ac.za/apes/marcus/McConnachie%20et%20al%202004.pdf [Accessed 11 May 2005]
7. PIER (Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk), 2003. Azolla pinnata
        Summary: Ecology, synonyms, common names, distributions (Pacific as well as global), management and impact information.
Available from: http://www.hear.org/pier/species/azolla_pinnata.htm [Accessed 23 October 2003]
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