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Viability of Aquatic Plant Fragments following Desiccation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Matthew A. Barnes ,
Christopher L. Jerde ,
Doug Keller ,
W. Lindsay Chadderton ,
Jennifer G. Howeth  and
David M. Lodge
Matthew A. Barnes*
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556
Christopher L. Jerde
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556
Doug Keller
Affiliation:
Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Indianapolis, IN 46204
W. Lindsay Chadderton
Affiliation:
The Nature Conservancy, Notre Dame, IN 46556
Jennifer G. Howeth
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556
David M. Lodge
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556
*
Corresponding author's E-mail: mbarnes3@nd.edu
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Abstract

Desiccation following prolonged air exposure challenges survival of aquatic plants during droughts, water drawdowns, and overland dispersal. To improve predictions of plant response to air exposure, we observed the viability of vegetative fragments of 10 aquatic plant species (Cabomba caroliniana, Ceratophyllum demersum, Elodea canadensis, Egeria densa, Myriophyllum aquaticum, Myriophyllum heterophyllum, Myriophyllum spicatum, Potamogeton crispus, Potamogeton richardsonii, and Hydrilla verticillata) following desiccation. We recorded mass loss, desiccation rate, and plant fragment survival across a range of air exposures. Mass loss accurately predicted viability of aquatic plant fragments upon reintroduction to water. However, similar periods of air exposure differentially affected viability between species. Understanding viability following desiccation can contribute to predicting dispersal, improving eradication protocols, and disposing of aquatic plants following removal from invaded lakes or contaminated equipment.

Keywords

Brazilian egeria, Egeria densa Planch.common elodea, Elodea canadensis Michx.coontail, Ceratophyllum demersum L.curlyleaf pondweed, Potamogeton crispus L.Eurasian watermilfoil, Myriophyllum spicatum L.fanwort, Cabomba caroliniana Grayhydrilla, Hydrilla verticillata (L. f.) Royleparrotfeather, Myriophyllum aquaticum (Vell.) Verdc.Richardson's pondweed, Potamogeton richardsonii (A. Bennett) Rydb.variable-leaf watermilfoil, Myriophyllum heterophyllum Michx.Dispersalinvasionmacrophytemanagementprediction
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Invasive Plant Science and Management , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , June 2013 , pp. 320 - 325
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Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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Current address: Department of Biological Sciences, Program of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487

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