Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>As part of a mandate to control the spread of Stratiotes aloides (WS; water soldier) in the Trent Severn Waterway, the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) created a management plan to eradicate WS. However, one of the biggest challenges in eradicating WS or any invasive aquatic plant is the ability to estimate the extent of its spread and detect new populations. While current detection… more Full Text: A Comparison of the Optical Properties of Stratiotes aloides and the Local Plant Community A Thesis Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Degree of Master of Science in the Faculty of Arts and Science TRENT …