The most common floating plants that can be found in Leon County waterbodies are duckweed (Lemna spp.), mosquito fern (Azolla filiculoides), water spangle (Salvinia minima), water lettuce (Pistia ...

Know what you're dealing with before trying to get rid of (or at least control) common aquatic weeds that gross out swimmers ...

The team found that ponds covered with a floating plant called duckweed produced more methane, one of the most potent greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.

The “floating wetlands” are part of a project that seeks to restore ecosystem balance in ponds and associated streams and ...

Spanish developer Isigenere has built a 338 kW floating array on the surfaces of two adjacent ponds in the Netherlands. The plant relies on a special mounting system design that avoids contact ...

Now the 2-acre pond is home to a floating artificial island designed to make the water less scuzzy. Planted with bee balm, milkweed and native grasses, the island — two oval platforms tied ...

Most conversations about plants in ponds revolve around how to remove or prevent them from growing there. In these situations ...

Lakes and other wetlands provide water to communities as well as a recreational area and habitat for a variety of plants and animals; however, ponds and wetlands are constantly deteriorating due ...