An Ecological Approach to Submersed Aquatic Plant Management
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1 An Ecological Approach to Submersed Aquatic Plant Management Biological Control for Nature Oct 3 7, 2010 Northampton, Massachusetts Michael Smart & Mike Grodowitz US Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center Aquatic Plant Control Research Program
2 Why do non-native, invasive aquatic plants cause problems in the US? Held in check in their native waters by: Biological controls (predators, pathogens) Environmental conditions Nutrient limitation Seasonality Hydrological cycles/events (floods and droughts) Competition with other aquatic plant species
3 When non-native, invasive aquatic plants arrive in the USA they find regulated rivers man-made waterways Engineered systems Altered hydrology Dampened water level fluctuations reservoirs High nutrient loads
4 The Corps of Engineers versus invasive aquatic plants reservoirs The Corps is the largest provider of water resources in the US waterways
5 In many cases these water resources projects are adversely impacted by excessive growth of nonindigenous aquatic plants. Interfere with: Navigation Flood protection Recreation Water supply Hydropower production Fish and wildlife habitat Hydrilla growing in 3 m water in Guntersville Reservoir, Alabama
6 Why do we (Corps of Engineers) have so many aquatic weed problems? We are not dealing with pristine natural lakes formed by glacial retreat The diverse aquatic plant communities of natural lakes have developed over hundreds or even thousands of years
7 Man-made systems do not come equipped with diverse native plant communities Unvegetated systems Many of our reservoirs are only decades old Even natural lakes have sometimes been so disturbed that they have lost their SAV invite colonization Unlike terrestrial systems, these empty niches can be persistent
8 Colonizing species (disturbance specialists) Characteristics Rapid growth rates Broad tolerance ranges Early maturation and reproduction (fragmentation) Adapted for dispersal (fragmentation) Although we have many native pioneer (colonizing) species, in many parts of the US, nonindigenous aquatic weeds greatly outnumber native species. These invasive weeds are the first to colonize, fill the niche, and preempt available resources preventing later arrivals from establishing. The species that cause widespread problems are simply the best adapted weeds in the world for colonizing empty niches! And they have escaped their co-evolved natural controls!
9 In the past, management actions often contributed to the problem A lack of monitoring precluded early detection-rapid response Little thought was given to ecosystem health, integrity or long-term sustainability The goal of management was often eradication of all vegetation whole lake herbicide applications massive grass carp stocking large-scale dewatering (drawdown)
10 Did this type of management achieve a desirable outcome? Weed free, but Poor water quality (turbidity, algal blooms) Poor fish and wildlife habitat Choked with weeds
11 Alternative stable states?
12 A desirable outcome? No! Unvegetated (empty niche) (turbid, algal blooms, poor habitat) Choked with weeds
13 We never managed to get from weed infested to a diverse native plant community! Weed infested A diverse native plant community
14 It can always get worse! Waterhyacinth problem in Florida
15 Successful elimination of waterhyacinth?
16 Areal coverage of nonindigenous invasive plants in Rodman Reservoir, Florida Thousands Floating plants Hydrilla Year
17 We need a better way, an ecological approach.
18 Causative factors Stable water levels (regulated rivers) Abundant shallow water (light limits depth distribution) High nutrient loads and a lack of filtering wetlands (watershed activities, STPs, septic fields, excess lawn fertilization) Lack of biological controls (predators, pathogens) Lack of competing aquatic plant species (empty niche)
19 Native plants can resist invasion Preemption is the key to resistance!
20 Hydrilla first observed 1967 HYDRILLA COVERAGE, acres 30,000 Lake Seminole, Florida 25,000 Large-scale Eurasian watermilfoil treatments 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 A diverse aquatic plant community impedes the spread of hydrilla YEAR
21 The best defense (against nonindigenous invasive aquatic plants and algae) is a good offense! So, how do you manage water bodies to promote the development of beneficial, native aquatic plant communities?
22 There s got to be a better way! Under the Corps of Engineers Aquatic Plant Control Research Program we have been developing holistic, ecological approaches to aquatic weed problems
23 An Ecological Approach to invasive aquatic plant problems Control invasive species Reduce disturbances and excess nutrient loading Introduce host-specific biological controls Introduce a variety of native plant species Monitor plant community Take prompt remedial action
24 Hydrilla verticillata Interfere with: Navigation Flood protection Recreation Water supply Hydropower production Fish and wildlife habitat 3 M water depth tubers
25 Biological Control Options Hydrilla leaf-mining flies Adult Larva feeding
26 Impacts of Hydrellia feeding Decreased photosynthetic rates As little as 20% damaged leaves can send the plant into negative carbon balance (24 hrs)
27 Impacts of Hydrellia feeding Decreased photosynthetic rates Decreased shoot biomass Decreased tuber production NUMBER BIOMASS (g per tank) TUBER NUMBER PER TANK 5 0 a a b ab c b 0-5% 15-40% 50-75% % LEAF DAMAGE CATEGORY
28 Impacts of Hydrellia feeding Decreased photosynthetic rates Decreased shoot biomass Decreased tuber production Decreased fragment viability Percent Settled Fragment Settling 0 Control Low Medium High Leaf Damage
29 Impacts of Hydrellia feeding Decreased photosynthetic rates Decreased shoot biomass Decreased tuber production Decreased fragment viability Percent Rooted Fragment Rooting 0 Control Low Medium High Leaf Damage
30 Impacts of Hydrellia Rarely complete elimination but China Less competitive Slower spread Allow native species time to establish USA No flies Fly damage
31 A research-scale example Lake Jacksonville, Texas 600 hectare impoundment Hydrilla invasion early 1990 s Selected for test plantings in 1997 Cooperative agreement for small-scale demo project in 1998
32 Lake Jacksonville hydrilla management Hydrellia flies (single releases in 2002, 2005) Low-dose Aquathol ( spot treatments annually) Low density grass carp (3-5 per vegetated acre) Test plantings of native aquatics (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000) Good establishment of native vegetation and flies Native plants spread into traditional hydrilla beds, resisted hydrilla spread Fly damage to hydrilla Spreading natives
33 Where do we go from here? We have proof of concept Laboratory, greenhouse, outdoor mesocosm, pond, and field studies have all produced positive results. We need to conduct a large-scale demonstration project (with adequate funding for long-term monitoring) to demonstrate the reality of this approach.
34 Unfortunately Sunrise or sunset? The current heavy reliance on the use of herbicides and grass carp in the US (and a desire for a quick fix ) makes it difficult to fund and implement a largescale demonstration project
35 Thanks! Questions?
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