MANAGING lAKE PLANTS Recommended reading

McComas, Steve. LakeSmarts: The First Lake Maintenance Handbook. Alexandria, Va.: Terrene Institute, 1996.

A basic do-it-yourself guide to solving lake problems such as nuisance aquatic species, algae and wastewater treatment.

Managing Lakes and Reservoirs. 3rd ed. Madison, Wis.: North American Lake Management Society; Alexandria, Va.: Terrene Institute, c2001.

Written for the informed citizen, this book thoroughly covers protecting and managing lakes including material on aquatic plant management.

McComas, Steve. Lake and Pond Management Guidebook. St. Paul: Blue Water Science, 2002.

McComas offers practical, low-cost solutions to a wide range of lake and pond problems.  Topics covered include reducing nuisance algal growth, controlling exotic aquatic plants, and more. 

Fassett, Norman C. A Manual of Aquatic Plants. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1957.

A Manual of Aquatic Plants can be said to be a classic; it made the identification of aquatic plants in sterile as well as in flowering or fruiting condition as simple as possible, and covers Minnesota to Missouri and eastward to the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Virginia. Author Norman C. Fassett was a botany professor and curator of the UW Herbarium from 1925-1954.

Borman, Susan. Through the Looking Glass: A Field Guide to Aquatic Plants. Stevens Point: Wisconsin Lakes Partnership, 1997.

This comprehensive yet easy-to-understand guide to North American aquatic plants is also detailed enough for use by botanists and natural resource managers.

Nichols, Stanley A. Distribution and Habitat Descriptions of Wisconsin Lake Plants. Madison: Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, 1999.

Nichols presents information about Wisconsin lake plants for those interested in a deeper understanding of their biology, and in improving their protection and managment.

Hoyer, Mark V. and others.  Aquatic Plant Management in Lakes and Reservoirs.  Madison, Wis.: North American Lake Management Society; Lehigh, Fla.: Aquatic Plant Management Society, 1997.
Also available on the Web at
http://aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu/hoyerapm.html

This volume summarizes existing knowledge on aquatic plants and strategies for their management.

Crow, Garrett E. and C. Hellquist. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Northeastern North America: A Revised and Enlarged Edition of Norman C. Fassett's A Manual of Aquatic Plants. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2000.

This is by far the best and most comprehensive manual and illustrated guide to native and naturalized vascular plants growing in aquatic and wetland habitats in northeastern North America. Published in two volumes, this work completely revises and greatly expands Norman Fassett's 1940 classic A Manual of Aquatic Plants (see above), yet retains the features that made Fassett's book so useful.

Cooke, G. Dennis. Restoration and Management of Lakes and Reservoirs. Boca Raton, Fla.: Lewis Publishers, 1993.

Written for the environmental professional, this book covers the chemical, physical, and biological processes related to the eutrophication of lakes; and also provides information on techniques used to manage eutrophication.

Dresen, Michael D. and Robert M. Korth. Life on the Edge -- Owning Waterfront Property. Madison: Cooperative Extension, University of Wisconsin-Extension, 1994.

The 22 chapters of this book offer practical and easy-to-understand advice for lakefront property owners interested in protecting and enhancing their lakes. 

Hoffman, Randy and Kelly Kearns. Wisconsin Manual of Control Recommendations for Ecologically Invasive Plants. Madison, Wis.: Bureau of Endangered Resources, Dept. of Natural Resources, 1997.

The manual's recommendations are primarily for the control of invasive plants in natural areas, but they are also useful for the private landowner who wants to encourage the growth of native plants.

Chadde, Steve. A Great Lakes Wetland Flora: A Complete, Illustrated Guide to the Aquatic and Wetland Plants of the Upper Midwest. PocketFlora Guide. Calumet, Mich.: PocketFlora Press, 1998.

This book includes descriptions and illustrations of both vascular wetland plants as well as aquatic plants occurring in lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams. It is both thorough and simple to use.