Invasive alien species in aquatic environments. Practical information and management insights - Vol. 2

Plant species

Hydropytes

Large-flowered waterweed

• Managing large-flowered waterweed in the Marans La Rochelle canal
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• Management and scientific monitoring of large-flowered waterweed in the Vendée River
• Managing large-flowered waterweed and curly waterweed by installing screens on the water bottom
• Managing large-flowered waterweed in the Loiret department

Curly waterweed

• Managing curly waterweed in the Blanc Pond
• Managing curly waterweed in Lough Corrib, Ireland
• Managing curly waterweed in the valley of Vergnote River (Lot-et-Garonne department)

Water fern

• Species fact sheet - Experiments on biological control of water fern in the U.K., Belgium and the Netherlands

Amphibious plants

Water pennywort

• Species fact sheet
• Management of water pennywort by the Union of sanitation boards in the Nord department
• Managing water pennywort in the Bourret basin

Parrot-feather watermilfoil

• Species fact sheet
• Managing parrot-feather watermilfoil and water primrose in the Jaunay and Gué-Gorand marshes
• Managing parrot-feather watermilfoil in the Chicheboville-Bellengreville fens

New Zealand pigmyweed

• Managing colonisation of a pond by New Zealand pigmyweed
• Managing New Zealand pigmyweed in the Netherlands
• Managing New Zealand pigmyweed in an old side channel on the Vire River (Manche department)
• Managing New Zealand pigmyweed in the pools of Cap Griz-Nez (Pas-de-Calais department)
• Experiment in managing New Zealand pigmyweed using a thermal weed-control technique

Water primrose

• Experiments in managing water primrose in meadows and amphibious environments of the Barthes de l’Adour area (1/2)
• Experiments in managing water primrose in meadows and amphibious environments of the Barthes de l’Adour area(2/2)
• Managing water primrose using mechanical uprooting and sediment dredging
• Managing water primrose in the Vistre basin
• Managing colonisation and proliferation of water primrose in the Marais Poitevin marshes
• Managing water primrose in the Gardons basin - Management report on four years of work
• Experiment on restoring wet meadows colonised by water primrose in the Isac marshes (Loire-Atlantique department)

Riparian plants

Common bamboo

• Experimental work site for bamboo management in the central zone of the Guadeloupe national park

Box elder

• ​Species fact sheet  
• Project to eliminate box elder by the Biogeco joint research unit (2008-2011)

Asian knotweed

• Experiments in mechanical removal of invasive alien knotweed in France, Switzerland and Germany
• Managing Japanese knotweed in the Gardons basin
• Managing Bohemian knotweed in the Garaye River
• Experiments in using grazing to manage Japanese knotweed in the Mayenne department
• Managing Japanese knotweed at the confluence of the Luye and Durance rivers
• Experiments to manage Japanese knotweed in the Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon archipelago

Groundsel bush

• Managing groundsel bushes at the Piraillan reservoirs
• Managing groundsel bushes in the Arès -Lège-Cap-Ferret National salt-meadownature reserve
• Managing groundsel bushes in the Spanish Basque country
• Controlling groundsel bushes on the Ria d'Etel Natura 2000 site (Morbihan department)
• Managing groundsel bushes in the Grande Brière Mottière marshes

Garden balsam

• Species fact sheet
• Managing Himalayan balsam in the Graine basin

Giant hogweed

• Species fact sheet
• Managing giant hogweed in the Pays d’Honfleur intermunicipal association

Goldenrod

• Species fact sheet
• Experiments in managing Canadian goldenrod in the Chenevières meadows

Water finger grass

• Species fact sheet
• Managing water finger grass in Mas Lake

Japanese hop

• Experiments in managing Japanese hop in the Gardons basin

Smooth cordgrass

• Managing smooth cordgrass in Brest bay (Finistère depatment)

Giant cane

• Experiment on a mechanical technique to rapidly eliminate giant cane

Animal species

Invertebrates

Red swamp crayfish

• Experiments on controlling red swamp crayfish stocks using traps and natural predators in the Brière regional nature park
• Managing red swamp crayfish in the Brenne regional nature park
• Experiments on managing red swamp crayfish in ponds in the Vosges department

Signal crayfish

• Species fact sheet
• Managing signal crayfish by sterilising males in the Sarthon basin
• Experiments on managing signal crayfish in ponds in the Vosges department

Fish

Pumpkinseed

• Species fact sheet
• Proposed protocol for pumpkinseed management in the Trait marshes

Amphibians

American bullfrog

• 2003-2007 multi-year programme for the management of American bullfrogs in the Aquitaine region
• Managing the American bullfrog in Sologne (Loir-et-Cher department)
• Managing the American bullfrog on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
• Managing the American bullfrog in the Périgord-Limousin regional nature park

African clawed frog

• Species fact sheet
• Managing the African clawed frog in the Argentonnay area

Reptiles

Red-eared slider turtle

• Management programme for red-eared slider turtles on Corsica (Corse)
• Managing alien turtles on the Mauguio Pond Natura 2000 site in the framework of the European LIFE + LAG’Nature programme
• Managing red-eared slider turtles in an urban setting (Navarra, Spain)

Chinese stripe-necked turtle

• Early preventive work against Chinese stripe-necked turtles on Réunion island

Birds

Ruddy duck

• Species fact sheet
• Managing ruddy ducks in France
• Programme to eradicate ruddy ducks in the U.K.

Sacred ibis

• Species fact sheet
• Eradicating the sacred ibis around the Mediterranean basin
• Managing the sacred ibis in Western France

Canada goose

• Species fact sheet
• Managing Canada geese in the Centre and Île-de-France regions

Egyptian goose

• Species fact sheet
• Managing Egyptian geese in Eastern France

Mammals

Coypu

• Species fact sheet
• Controlling populations of harmful aquatic rodents (coypu and muskrats) in the Loire-Atlantique department
• Coypu management by the Association of certified trappers for the Gironde department

Muskrat

• Species fact sheet
• Managing muskrats in the Somme department
• Managing muskrats in the Audomarois marshes

American mink

• Species fact sheet
• Control programme for American mink in the Midi-Pyrénées region
• Collective management of the American mink in Scotland