Growth of water hyacinth biomass and its impact on the floristic composition of aquatic plants in a wetland ecosystem of the Brahmaputra floodplain of Assam, India.

ABSTRACT: Inland water plants, particularly those that thrive in shallow environments, are vital to the health of aquatic ecosystems. Water hyacinth is a typical example of inland species, an invasive aquatic plant that can drastically alter the natural plant community's floral diversity. The present study aims to assess the impact of water hyacinth biomass on the floristic characteristics of aquatic plants in the Merbil wetland of the Brahmaputra floodplain, NE, India. Using a systematic sampling technique, data were collected from the field at regular intervals for one year (2021) to estimate monthly water hyacinth biomass. The total estimate of the wetland's biomass was made using the Kriging interpolation technique. The Shannon-Wiener diversity index (H'), Simpson's diversity index (D<

SUBMITTER: Lahon D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9901310 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature