Functional Role of Bacteria from Invasive Phragmites australis in Promotion of Host Growth
M. A. Soares H-Y. Li K. P. Kowalski M. Bergen M. S. Torres J. F. White Microbial Ecology 72(2) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-016-0793-x | Published online June 3, 2016 Abstract We hypothesize that bacterial endophytes may enhance the competitiveness and... Continue ReadingFiled under: Achromobacter spanius Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Lipopeptide Microbacterium oxydans Plant growth promotion
Using a Collaborative Structure to Address a Regional Challenge
May 20, 2016 Heather Braun, Katherine Hollins (Great Lakes Commission) A new paper was recently published showcasing the use of the collective impact framework to guide the Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative (GLPC). The GLPC, established in 2012, is a regional-scale... Continue ReadingFiled under: collaborative Collective Impact GLRI partnerships Research
Diversity of fungal endophytes in non-native Phragmites australis in the Great Lakes
Keith Clay Zackery R. C. Shearin Kimberly A. Bourke Wesley A. Bickford Kurt P. Kowalski Biological Invasions 18(9) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-016-1137-y | Published online April 2016 Abstract Plant–microbial interactions may play a key role in plant... Continue ReadingFiled under: control diversity Fungal endophytes invasive Phragmites wetlands
Evaluation of the functional roles of fungal endophytes of Phragmites australis from high saline and low saline habitats
Marcos Antônio Soares, Hai-Yan Li, Kurt P. Kowalski, Marshall Bergen, Mónica S. Torres, James Francis White Biological Invasions 18(9), pp. 2703-2716 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-016-1137-y| Published online April 4, 2016 Abstract Plant–microbial interactions... Continue ReadingFiled under: Biological Invasions control diversity Fungal endophytes invasive wetlands
Fungal endophytes from seeds of invasive, non-native Phragmites australis and their potential role in germination and seedling growth
Zackery R. C. Shearin Matthew Filipek Rushvi Desai Wesley A. Bickford Kurt P. Kowalski Keith Clay Plant and Soil (forthcoming issue) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-017-3241-x | Published online April 1, 2017 Abstract Background and aims We characterized fungal... Continue ReadingFiled under: Biological invasion Fungi Germination Phragmites australis Seed endophytes Seedling growth
Introducing the Phragmites Adaptive Management Framework (PAMF) Initiative
February 24, 2016 Abram DaSilva and Kurt Kowalski (USGS), Danielle Haak and Clint Moore (University of Georgia) Adaptive management is a type of structured decision-making that confronts and potentially reduces management uncertainty of a particular problem (Figure... Continue ReadingFiled under: adaptive management management monitoring Research
Water Levels are an Unforeseen Ally in Northern Michigan De-Phragging Efforts
January 28, 2016 Kevin Cronk, Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council Gradually and subtly, non-native Phragmites crept into Michigan’s Northern Lower Peninsula, under the radar of many local natural resource managers and residents. Staff at the Tip of the Mitt Watershed... Continue ReadingFiled under: Department of Natural Resources herbicide management Michigan native phragmites
2015 GLPC Survey Results
December 23, 2015 Sarah Cook and Katherine Hollins Thanks again to everyone who participated in our survey earlier this year! Included in this blog are the results of that survey and information about the GLPC as a whole. Your feedback has been crucial in helping us... Continue Reading
Restoring Great Lakes coastal wetlands through invasive plant harvesting and biomass utilization
November 19, 2015 Shane Lishawa, Loyola University Chicago; Dennis Albert, Oregon State University; Beth Lawrence, University of Connecticut; Linda Sekura, Cleveland Museum of Natural History contractor Our collaborative team of researchers and restoration... Continue ReadingFiled under: biosolids Disposal Michigan Ohio Research wetlands