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Potential Spread of Hydrilla verticillata in the Great Lakes Basin

Hebebrand, Kristen Marie
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1546710742578768

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2019, Master of Science, University of Toledo, Biology (Ecology).
Hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata), an aquatic invasive plant, threatens to invade the Great Lakes Basin. Hydrilla creates dense webs that out competes native vegetation, reduces flow in canals, clogs intakes, and interferes with navigation of watercraft. Recreational boating has acted as a primary vector of spread for other aquatic invasive species and is expected be a primary vector for hydrilla spread. The goal of this project was to analyze the current distribution of hydrilla and identify the risk of introduction in the Great Lakes Basin via overland recreational boat transport. This goal was achieved by 1) assessing the current distribution of hydrilla to determine likely vectors of spread and 2) predicting the potential spread of hydrilla to the Great Lakes Basin via recreational watercraft and boat trailers and 3) identifying high risk areas for introduction. This analysis will aid in predicting and detecting the spread of invasive hydrilla into new waterways in the Great Lakes Basin.
Jonathan Bossenbroek, PhD (Committee Chair)
Richard Becker, PhD (Committee Member)
Daryl Moorhead , PhD (Committee Member)
49 p.
Environmental Science
hydrilla; dispersal model; gravity model; Hydrilla verticillata; aquatic invasive plant; Great Lakes Basin

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  • Hebebrand, K. M. (2019). Potential Spread of Hydrilla verticillata in the Great Lakes Basin [Master's thesis, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1546710742578768

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hebebrand, Kristen. Potential Spread of Hydrilla verticillata in the Great Lakes Basin. 2019. University of Toledo, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1546710742578768.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hebebrand, Kristen. "Potential Spread of Hydrilla verticillata in the Great Lakes Basin." Master's thesis, University of Toledo, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1546710742578768

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