The application deadline is 1 May 2010 at 12.00

Invasive plants in freshwater
Supervisors: Tenna Riis and Annette Baattrup-Pedersen. Co-financing partner NERI (DMU-FEVØ)

For more information contact: Tenna Riis ( tenna.riis@remove-this.biology.au.dk ) or Annette Baattrup-Pedersen ( abp@remove-this.dmu.dk )

(2) Invasive plant species in freshwater

Invasive plants are species that rapidly increase their spatial distribution by expanding into indigenous plant communities and consequently decrease the local diversity of native plants. Invasive plant species in freshwater habitats is an increasing problem in several European countries causing management problems and huge economical costs. In New Zealand and North America there have been concerns about the consequences of invasive aquatic plant species in the last three decades while in Europe the problem is just starting to evolve. This aims of this study is to describe the extent of invasive plant species in Danish streams and lakes and to explore the dispersal and growth competition between our native aquatic plant species and species already invasive to freshwater habitats in mid Europe and Great Britain (e.g. Crassula helmsii , Hydrocotyle ranuncoloides , Lagorosiphon major ) under various temperature and hydrological regimes in streams and lakes, as these are factors expected to change with future climate changes. The study will include extensive field work combined with laboratory and field experiments.

Supervisors: Tenna Riis and Annette Baattrup-Pedersen. Co-financing partner NERI (DMU-FEVØ)
For more information contact: Tenna Riis ( tenna.riis@remove-this.biology.au.dk ) or Annette Baattrup-Pedersen ( abp@remove-this.dmu.dk )