Assessing and Managing the Current and Future Pest Risk from Water Hyacinth, (Eichhornia crassipes), an Invasive Aquatic Plant Threatening the Environment and Water Security

Darren J. Kriticos; Sarah Brunel

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0120054

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Assessing and Managing the Current and Future Pest Risk from Water Hyacinth, (Eichhornia crassipes), an Invasive Aquatic Plant Threatening the Environment and Water Security

Darren J. Kriticos ,

* E-mail: Darren.Kriticos@csiro.au

Affiliation CSIRO, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT, Australia

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2599-8105

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Sarah Brunel

Affiliation European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organisation, 21 Boulevard Richard Lenoir, 75011, Paris, France
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Assessing and Managing the Current and Future Pest Risk from Water Hyacinth, (Eichhornia crassipes), an Invasive Aquatic Plant Threatening the Environment and Water Security

Darren J. Kriticos,
Sarah Brunel

Published: August 11, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120054

About the Authors

Darren J. Kriticos

* E-mail: Darren.Kriticos@csiro.au

Affiliation CSIRO, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT, Australia

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2599-8105

Sarah Brunel

Affiliation European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organisation, 21 Boulevard Richard Lenoir, 75011, Paris, France

Competing Interests

Co-author Darren Kriticos is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies and criteria.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DK SB. Performed the experiments: DK SB. Analyzed the data: DK SB. Wrote the paper: DK SB.

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