What is it about?
Elodea canadensis, a freshwater aquatic macrophyte species of North American origin, which has invaded many countries throughout the world, had a history of contradictory reports from Greece. This paper presents the first confirmed report of the species from Greece and also the transboundary lake Great Prespa.
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Why is it important?
Knowledge on current status of invasive species is an important prerequisite as a first step towards cost-effective management. Aquatic plants have a special importance among invasive organisms as they are easily transported through human activities and they can also be difficult to detect at an early stage of establishment.
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This page is a summary of: First confirmed record of Elodea canadensis Michx. (Hydrocharitaceae) in Greece, Hacquetia, January 2017, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/hacq-2017-0001.
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ELNAIS - Ellenic Network on Aquatic Invasive Species
The Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) supports a national-wide network on aquatic invasive species (ELNAIS). The present report has been integrated into their database.
Greek flora database
Another record of Elodea canadensis was reported in mid-2017 from the village of Strymoniko, NE Greece by an amateur botanist. The locality belongs to a different water basin than the one reported by the present publication. To our knowledge, it has not been incorporated into a publication yet. Quite an interesting finding, which was communicated to us through a citizen science Facebook group.
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