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Nitrogen - Answer-A naturally occurring element in soils
that is required in large amounts for plant growth and will
stimulate the growth of aquatic plants if no other factors
are limiting.
Nonnative Plant - Answer-A plant species introduced to
Florida , purposefully or accidentally, from a natural range
outside of Florida
Phosphorous - Answer-A naturally occurring element in
soils that is required in small amounts for plant growth and
will stimulate the growth of aquatic plants if no other
factors are limiting
Plant nutrients - Answer-Elements , such as phosphorous
and nitrogen, that are required for plant growth
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Productive water bodies - Answer-Those water bodies that
support large amounts of plant growth as well as abundant
aquatic organisms becuase they are high in nutrients
especially phosphorous and nitrogen
2,4-D - Answer-Introduced in 1946, the first synthetic
herbicide used. It was extremely effective and economical
to use and was not toxic to fish, cattle or humans
River and Harbor Act of 1899 - Answer-Federal legislation
that authorized construction and operation of vessels and
log booms for the removal and containment of
waterhyacinth in navigable waters of Florida and Louisiana
Florida Department of Natural Resources ( DNR) -
Answer-Agency designated, in 1970 , as Florida's lead
agency in aquatic plant control; responsibilities later
transferred to FWC
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (
FWC) - Answer-Florida's lead agency for fish and wildlife
management, formerly Florida game and freshwater fish
commission
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United States Army Corps of Engineers (COE or USACE)
- Answer-The engineering branch of the United States
Army
What happened in 1884? - Answer-Waterhyacinth
introduced
Host Specific - Answer-An organism that will only survive
when it has a specific food source ( the host) available.
The term is used when referring to a biological control
agen such as an insect that can survive only on the target
pest that it is intended to suppress
Integrated Pest Mangement ( IPM) - Answer-A pest
managemetn strategy that uses various combinations of
pest control and ensure favorable economic and
environmental consequences
Maintenance control ( of aquatic weeds) - Answer-A
method for the control of aquatic plants in which control
techniques are utilized in a coordinated manner on a
continuous basis in order to miantain the plant population
at the lowest feasible level