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Azolla: an invasive fern in wetlands (Iran)

Boek - Boek

Exotic macrophytes (particularly aquatic ferns) are spreading exponentially in the last decades so they are serious problems to wetland ecosystems since they can replace native species. Azolla filiculoides is an exotic species in Anzali wetland, northern Iran. This book deals with analyzing the habitat suitability of this invasive fern by means of ecological modelling techniques such as classification trees (CTs) combined with two optimizersU+2019 techniques (e.g. genetic algorithms and greedy stepwise) in this unique wetland. The outcomes of models showed that physical-habitat (e.g. air temperature, humidity and depth) and chemical variables (e.g. phosphate) can affect overgrowth of Azolla in wetlands. Application of optimizing techniques in combination with CTs thus proved to have a better capability in selecting the most important variables explaining the growth of Azolla and can be used by wetland managers in their decision-making for wetland conservation and management programs.
ISBN:9783330016224
Jaar van publicatie:2016
Toegankelijkheid:Closed