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Journal Article
Identifying research gaps related to control of high priority freshwater invasive aquatic plant species in the Great Lakes
2024
Overview
The impacts of invasive aquatic plants (IAPs) are well documented and extensive relative to other functional groups of invasive species. Operational control of IAPs has evolved from a limited range of general biocides and physical control methods to the development of more targeted methods that offer more selective control measures. Despite the increase in IAP control strategies, several studies have identified the need to better serve IAP managers through identification and implementation of control- related research needs. Successfully aligning research needs and management products requires consulting with all interested parties to develop research questions and engagement of managers interested in adaptive management in the research programs. To this end, it is vital to use a process in which ecologists, practitioners, and decision-makers work collaboratively to develop scientific research, a process known as translational ecology. We identify IAP control-related research needs through a combination of species-specific literature reviews and an expert elicitation workshop for 20 priority IAP. Based on the literature reviews and workshop, generalized research needs, species-specific research needs, and an analysis of factors related to tool availability were developed. While the scope of this case study is the Great Lakes region, the IAPs and associated research needs discussed in this study are relevant to researchers studying these globally invasive species anywhere within their invasive range and should be used to inform research wherever it is undertaken. These findings will help agencies and academic institutions to plan future research activities and project proposals and serve as a reference document to inform funding agencies as they make decisions related to invasive aquatic plant control and research.
Publisher
Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre
