Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10505511 | Journal of Environmental Management | 2011 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
The case study was carried out on Lake Izabal, a body of water connected to the Caribbean Sea in Northeastern Guatemala. In 2000, local fishermen reported the presence of an alien species in the lake, the macrophyte Hydrilla verticillata. Two years later, this alien species was established around the entire lakeshore, damaging the ecosystem, endangering native species and the subsistence of local inhabitants through impacts on transportation, fishing practices, and tourism.
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Authors
I. Monterroso, R. Binimelis, B. RodrÃguez-Labajos,