Infested Site 1

Infested Site 2

Non-infested Site 1

Non-infested Site 2

Macrophyte species

Total № Species

Observed plots

Abundance (A)

Proportion (P)

Relative density (R)

Dominance

Total № Species

Observed plots

Abundance (A)

Proportion (P)

Relative density (R)

Dominance

Total № Species

Observed plots

Abundance (A)

Proportion (P)

Relative density (R)

Dominance

Total № Species

Observed plots

Abundance (A)

Proportion (P)

Relative density (R)

Dominance

Bacopa monnieri

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10

4

2.50

0.11

11.11

0.27

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Bulbine abyssinica

4

2

2.00

0.02

2.27

0.13

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Commelina diffusa

3

2

1.50

0.02

1.70

0.13

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9

5

1.80

0.05

4.89

0.33

Costus lucanusianus

12

3

4.00

0.07

6.82

0.20

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11

8

1.38

0.04

4.35

0.53

Cynodon dactylon

13

7

1.86

0.07

7.39

0.47

4

2

2.00

0.04

4.44

0.13

14

8

1.75

0.06

5.53

0.53

17

6

2.83

0.09

9.24

0.40

Cynodon plectostachyus

19

8

2.38

0.11

10.80

0.53

5

4

1.25

0.06

5.56

0.27

65

15

4.33

0.26

25.69

1.00

31

7

4.43

0.17

16.85

0.47

Cyperus difformis

14

7

0.52

0.08

7.95

0.47

5

4

1.25

0.06

5.56

0.27

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25

11

2.27

0.14

13.59

0.73

Cyperus dives

15

7

2.14

0.09

8.52

0.47

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18

5

3.60

0.10

9.78

0.33

Cyperus esculentus

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17

6

2.83

0.07

6.72

0.40

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Echinochloa rotundiflora

5

3

1.67

0.03

2.84

0.20

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Eichhornia crassipes

75

15

5.00

0.43

42.61

1.00

34

12

2.83

0.38

37.78

0.80

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Eleocharis obtuse

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3

3

1.00

0.03

3.33

0.20

29

11

2.64

0.11

11.46

0.73

16

7

2.29

0.09

8.70

0.47

Isoetes sp.

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3

1

3.00

0.03

3.33

0.07

21

10

2.10

0.08

8.30

0.67

13

7

1.86

0.07

7.07

0.47

Lemna equinoctalis

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18

9

2.00

0.07

7.11

0.60

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Leptochloa difusca

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1

1

1.00

0.01

1.11

0.07

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Pistia stratoides

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8

5

1.60

0.03

3.16

0.33

8

3

2.67

0.04

4.35

0.20

Polygonum punctatum

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19

8

2.38

0.08

7.51

0.53

5

2

2.50

0.03

2.72

0.13

Potamogeton crispus

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15

8

1.88

0.06

5.93

0.53

Rhynchospora corymbosa

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2

2

1.00

0.02

2.22

0.13

6

3

2.00

0.02

2.37

0.20

3

1

3.00

0.02

1.63

0.07

Sagittaria latifolia

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2

2

1.00

0.007

0.79

0.13

6

2

3.00

0.03

3.26

0.13

Schoenoplectus corymbosus

6

3

2.00

0.03

3.41

0.20

5

4

1.25

0.06

5.56

0.27

14

7

2.00

0.06

5.53

0.47

30

10

3.00

0.16

16.30

0.67

Spharganium americanum

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14

9

1.56

0.06

5.53

0.60

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Typha latipholia

10

6

1.67

0.06

5.68

0.40

18

9

2.00

0.20

20.00

0.60

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