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Economic Implications of Biological Control of Arundo donax in the Texas Rio Grande Basin
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Economic Implications of Biological Control of Arundo donax in the Texas Rio Grande Basin |
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| Creator |
Seawright, Emily
Rister, M. Edward Lacewell, Ronald McCorkle, Dean Sturdivant, Allen Goolsby, John Yang, Chenghai Harris, B.L. |
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| Description |
ABSTRACT
Arundo donax, or giant reed, is a large, bamboo-like plant that is native to Spain and has invaded
several thousand acres of the Rio Grande riparian zone in Texas and Mexico. The plant grows to
over 26 feet tall, and consumes large quantities of water, estimated as an amount equivalent to
about 11% of irrigation water diverted by Valley irrigation districts (i.e., some estimates are more
than 5.5 acre-feet per acre). With concern of increased water demands in the Texas Lower Rio...
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| Publisher |
Texas Water Resources Institute
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| Date |
2010-03-01T22:10:33Z
2010-03-01T22:10:33Z 2009-11 |
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| Type |
Technical Report
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| Identifier |
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/90521
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| Language |
en_US
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| Relation |
TR;358
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