Valuation of Biomaterial: Phragmites australis in the Retention of Metal-Complexed Dyes
Aida Kesraoui, Asma Mabrouk and Mongi Seffen American Journal of Environmental Sciences 13(3) DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajessp.2017.266.276 | Published online: 28 Sept 20177 Abstract The purpose of this research was to estimate the potential of cellulosic fibers of... Continue ReadingFiled under: Alpacide Blue Biosorption Lingo-Cellulosic Biomass Modeling Phragmites australis
City of London creates Phragmites Working Group, begins development of city-wide strategy
September 26, 2017 Guest blog post by the City of London, Ontario The City of London, Ontario is pleased to announce the formation of the London Phragmites Working Group (LPWG), who are developing a City-wide strategy for the control of Phragmites australis. The... Continue ReadingFiled under: Canada City of London Management Strategy Ontario
Spatial and Temporal Variation in Brackish Wetland Seedbanks: Implications for Wetland Restoration Following Phragmites Control
Eric L. G. Hazelton, Rebekah Downard, Karin M. Kettenring, Melissa K. McCormick, Dennis F. Whigham Estuaries and Coasts, forthcoming issue DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-017-0289-z | Published online September 25, 2017 Abstract Chesapeake Bay tidal wetlands are... Continue ReadingFiled under: Chesapeake Bay Estuary Invasive plant removal Phragmites Revegetation Seedbank
Phenotypic Variation Among Invasive Phragmites australis Populations Does Not Influence Salinity Tolerance
Forest R. Schenck, Torrance C. Hanley, R. Edward Beighley, A. Randall Hughes Estuaries and Coasts, forthcoming issue DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-017-0318-y | Published online: 18 Sept 2017 Abstract Phenotypic variation within species can have community- and... Continue ReadingFiled under: Common garden Ecosystem engineer Germination Intraspecific variation invasive species Salt marsh
Responses of plant species diversity and soil physical-chemical-microbial properties to Phragmites australis invasion along a density gradient
MD Nazim Uddin and Randall William Robinson Scientific Reports 7 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-11205-0 | Published online: 8 Sept 2017 Abstract The invasion of ecosystems by strongly colonising plants such as Phragmites australis is viewed as one of the... Continue ReadingFiled under: Biodiversity Community ecology Ecosystem ecology invasive species
Growth and physiology responses of Phragmites australis to combined drought-flooding condition in inland saline-alkaline marsh, Northeast China
Bolong Wen, Xiaoyu Li, Fei Yang, Xinrui Lu, Xiujun Li, Fuyi Yang Ecological Engineering 108(A) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2017.08.036 | Published online: 6 Sept 2017 Abstract As a special ecosystem in western Songnen Plain, Northeast China, Phragmites... Continue ReadingFiled under: Biomass Combined drought-flooding Photosynthesis Phragmites australis Saline-alkaline marsh Sodium ions
Amphibious vehicle cutting Phragmites below the waterline in Ontario
September 6, 2017 | Great Lakes CommissionA new tactic is being used against Phragmites in Ontario, and it’s a welcome addition to the management toolkit for controlling the plant in wetlands and coastal areas. A Truxor DM5000 tracked vehicle was imported from... Continue ReadingFiled under: Cutting manual removal no herbicide Ontario Truxor
Lineage overwhelms environmental conditions in determining rhizosphere bacterial community structure in a cosmopolitan invasive plant
Jennifer L. Bowen, Patrick J. Kearns, Jarrett E. K. Byrnes, Sara Wigginton, , Warwick J. Allen, Michael Greenwood, Khang Tran, Jennifer Yu, James T. Cronin & Laura A. Meyerson Nature Communications 8(433) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00626-0 | Published... Continue ReadingFiled under: invasive species Microbial ecology Microbiome Nature Communications Symbiosis
