Biological invasions by aquatic plants have been keenly studied for years by a
number of scientists around the world.
Here is an excerpt from an important scientific paper, published in 1989.
"As a result of the mechanisms of dispersal, invasion, colonization and competition on the one
hand, and changing climatic, physical and edaphic factors of the environment on the other,
migrations of species continue to occur now as they occurred during geological and historical
time..."
Aquatic Plants: Patterns and Modes of Invasion, Attributes of Invading Species and
Assessment of Control Programmes, by P.J. Ashton and D.S. Mitchell, pp. 111-154.
In: Biological Invasions: a Global Perspective, ed. by J.A.
Drake,
et al.. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 1989.
In their paper, the authors define these mechanisms and factors, one by one, and
also present available management options, as well as describe management programs that
have succeeded, and others that have failed.
