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2018-07-05 | |
发布年 | 2018 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 英国 |
领域 | 气候变化 |
正文(英文) | Call to report sightings of invasive plant along the River Thames ![]() The Environment Agency has called on River Thames users to keep working together to control floating pennywort. More than 63 tonnes of the invasive water plant has been removed from the Thames over the winter and spring but there is still more to do. Because of the efforts of the Environment Agency and some local groups, where there were large rafts of the plant in some areas, there are now only a few small traces of regrowth. The Environment Agency continues to monitor and remove new growth of this very invasive and destructive plant. However, the summer is the peak season for floating pennywort growth which can have detrimental impacts on watercourses. Large blooms of the plant affect the oxygen content of rivers, reduce biodiversity, can damage important habitats and potentially increase flood risk. As part of the annual maintenance programme, the Environment Agency has been managing floating pennywort for several years in locations such as the River Wey and the Foudry Brook. But more help and support is needed from the public and river users if we are to succeed in controlling the spread of this destructive plant. Daryl Buck, from the Environment Agency, said:
Ian Penny, secretary of a local angling club, said:
Richard Atkinson, Policy Officer for British Canoeing, said:
Ends Notes to EditorsPhotographs are available on request. Floating pennywort is an aggressive invasive non-native species of plant, introduced to this country as an ornamental aquatic plant. It tends to favour slower moving watercourses. It is now widespread in southern and eastern England, including parts of the River Thames and its backwaters between Reading and Kingston and the River Wey. The Environment Agency is under no obligation to remove floating pennywort, however we do have discretion to remove it under our statutory powers. Riparian owners are also not obliged to remove it, unless it can be shown that they planted it, though if it is on their land they do have a duty to take reasonable action to ensure it does not cause damage to neighbouring properties. If you see floating pennywort in the river Thames or its tributaries please report its location by emailing: enquiries_THM@environment-agency.gov.uk. Boaters should not pass though through clumps of the plant. It can break off and spread downstream or carry it upstream. Visually check your craft regularly and, if safe to do so, remove any visible weed, placing it well away from any river or other water body. All media enquiries: 0800 141 2743. Or e-mail us at southeastpressoffice1@environment-agency.gov.uk. Follow us on Twitter: @EnvAgencySE
Published 5 July 2018
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来源平台 | gov.uk-Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
文献类型 | 新闻 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/105948 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
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