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Identifying Native vs. Invasive Phragmites
August 30, 2018 – Etienne Herrick, USGS Great Lakes Science Center With invasive Phragmites australis now pervasive throughout the majority of the Great Lakes region, it can be tempting to tackle every stem you encounter. However, another subspecies of Phragmites –...
PAMF’s 16 Management Combinations: Where Do They Come From?
July 30, 2018 - Etienne Herrick and Sydni Joubran, USGS Great Lakes Science CenterPAMF’s 16 Management Combinations: Where Do They Come From?As PAMF participants across the Great Lakes basin collect and submit their monitoring data to the Web Hub throughout the month...
Research Round-Up: May & June 2018
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Standardized Monitoring Protocol: Ensuring and Accelerating Collective Learning
June 29, 2018 - Etienne Herrick, USGS Great Lakes Science Center With July right around the corner, it will soon be time to collect and submit monitoring data for your management units enrolled with PAMF. While monitoring may seem but one of many...
Phragmites’ Annual Cycle and Associated Management Actions
Given Phragmites’ aggressive spread throughout the Great Lakes region, it is easy to forget that this invader takes a break for several months every winter! In fact, Phragmites has an annual biological cycle consisting of three separate phases: growing, translocating,...