Fall 2007 AQUAPHYTE Page 5

ECOLOGY AND I \\ \,1. 11. NT OF GIANT HOGWEED (HERACLEUM MANTEGAZZIANUM)
Edited by P Pysek, M.J. W. Cock, W. Nentwig, and H.P Ravn. 2007. 352 pp. ISBN 978-1-84593-206-0. CABI, Wallingford, UK.
www.cabi.org $120. US, 100.
 The culmination of a three-year European Union project involving 40 European experts. An unusual note of interest included is that
the musical group, Genesis, wrote a song in 1971 called The Return of the Giant Hogweed, which includes a bit of botanical history
and the words, "Soon they escaped, spreading their seed..."

AQUATIC ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY OF RUIDERA LAKES (CENTRAL SPAIN) (ECOLOGIA ACUATICA Y SOCIEDAD DE LAS
LAGUNAS DE RUIDERA).
Alvarez Cobelas, M., Cirujano, S., editors. 2007. 414pp. ISBN 978-84-00-08522-3. Biblioteca de Ciencias, 28. Consejo Superior de
I .. ,' ... .. *... Cientificas, Madrid. (In Spanish; English Summary)
 This introductory book describes the Ruidera lakes, made up of a chain of lake basins in Campo de Montiel in Central Spain. The
lakes depend on groundwater and surface drainage for their water. Similar lake districts occur in Plitvice (Croatia), Land'o'Lakes (Wis-
consin), the Adirondack mountains (New York) and the northwest region of Florida (Tallahassee). Human activities have dramatically
altered the environmental quality of the Ruidera lakes.
 Forty-five aquatic macrophytes are listed in the chapter devoted to this topic, nine of which are Charophytes.

BAIRA: THE FLOATING GARDENS FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD
By Haseeb Md. Irfanullah, with contributions by Md. Belayet Hussain and T.I. ( i.'n .l. / ,,,; edited by A. Nishat and R. Ahmed, 2005.
61 pp. ISBN 984-8574-08-5. IUCN-The World Conservation Union, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka.
 This intriguing book describes bairas, floating platforms made up of plant materials, used to cultivate crops or to raise seedlings
within ',, (small containers made with aquatic plant material). Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) plants are the major component
of these practical structures. Since the floodplains of southern Bangladesh are under water for three to four months per year, bairas are
an effective method of creating small tracts of arable land. At the end of the wet season, bairas can be broken up and used for compost.
This book was written as part of a project to provide alternative livelihood options to the people of Bangladesh.


 RECOGNITION CARDS

 Invasive Plant "RECOGNITION" Tool Plants You Should Know
 UF/IFAS experts have assembled these 3.75"x 6" laminated "recognition" cards
 to help professionals, students, and the general public learn to recognize 80 of I
 the most common non-native and invasive plant species found throughout
 Florida. All of these plant species are currently targeted by the Florida
 Department of Environmental Protection for control in public waters and
 conservation lands around the state; twelve plant species are prohibited by
 state or federal law.
 Each plant card features a full-color photograph on the front to
 help with visual recognition and information about the plant's ryirilla -de "
 overall appearance, leaves, flowers, fruit, ecological threat, and
 distribution. Alphabetized by scientific name, the cards are bound
 with a metal clasping ring that allows you to remove, add, or .
 reorganize the cards to fit your needs. ..
 This handy set is made up of 80 plant cards and 12 informational ..
 cards, including a glossary of plant terminology; plants by
 common and scientific names; a labeled set of illustrated plant parts; .
 and bibliography.
 A product of the Florida Invasive Plant Education Initiative.
 Made possible by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of [nii "
 Invasive Plant Management.


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