Water hyacinth Lake Naivasha Kenya

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Water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes was introduced into Lake Naivasha in 1986 and now covers large areas of the lake adversely affecting plankton and providing habitat for coypu another alien species

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Location: Lake Naivasha Kenya
Photo credit: © Mark Boulton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: africa, alien, crassipes, eichhornia, hyacinth, infestation, introduced, invader, invasive, kenya, lake, naivasha, plant, species, water