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Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) infestation cycle and interactions with nutrients and aquatic biota in Winam Gulf (Kenya), Lake Victoria

机译：Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) infestation cycle and interactions with nutrients and aquatic biota in Winam Gulf (Kenya), Lake Victoria

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Abstract Lake Victoria, like many other lakes in Africa, is affected by water hyacinth that reside in several bays for the majority of the year. The weed affects several economic activities of the local communities and denies revenue to the government from blue economic activities related to the lake. The present study examined the interaction of water hyacinth with biotic and abiotic factors and the efficiency of introduced weevils to better control this invasive weed. Water quality samples were collected and compared from the time of water hyacinth re‐emergence and sinking within the Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria. The present study was divided into three phases with an interval of 2?months. Water hyacinth was collected, and the damages resulting from the weevils to the hyacinth, as well as the number of weevils, was recorded and analysed. Fish samples were collected with experimental gill nets. The collected water samples was analysed for the aquatic plant nutrient ammonium, soluble reactive phosphorus, nitrates and nitrites. Data were analysed using R package. The results of the present study indicated that the weevils inhibited nutrient uptake by hyacinth by 17% within the first 4?weeks. The hyacinth subsequently increased the nutrient levels in the gulf by threefold after their decay and sinking. Weevils also increased the sinking rate of water hyacinth through the destruction of their petioles and leaves. One hundred and ninety‐four more fish were observed in the experimental nets during the weed infestation, compared to periods when the weed was absent within the gulf. The major conclusions were that water hyacinth impacts both biotic and abiotic factors, and that the weevils alone are unable to eradicate the weed.

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