Spatial and Temporal Variation in Brackish Wetland Seedbanks: Implications for Wetland Restoration Following Phragmites Control

by Samantha Tank | Sep 25, 2017 | Blog, Current Research

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 Reading

Filed under: Chesapeake Bay Estuary Invasive plant removal Phragmites Revegetation Seedbank

Phenotypic Variation Among Invasive Phragmites australis Populations Does Not Influence Salinity Tolerance

by Samantha Tank | Sep 18, 2017 | Blog, Current Research

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 Reading

Filed 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

by Samantha Tank | Sep 8, 2017 | Blog, Current Research

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 Reading

Filed 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

by Samantha Tank | Sep 6, 2017 | Blog, Current Research

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 Reading

Filed under: Biomass Combined drought-flooding Photosynthesis Phragmites australis Saline-alkaline marsh Sodium ions

Amphibious vehicle cutting Phragmites below the waterline in Ontario

by Samantha Tank | Sep 6, 2017 | Blog

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 Reading

Filed under: Cutting manual removal no herbicide Ontario Truxor

Lineage overwhelms environmental conditions in determining rhizosphere bacterial community structure in a cosmopolitan invasive plant

by Samantha Tank | Sep 5, 2017 | Blog, Current Research

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 Reading

Filed under: invasive species Microbial ecology Microbiome Nature Communications Symbiosis

Effects of Warming on Invasive Phragmites australis and Native Spartina patens Seed Germination Rates and Implications for Response to Climate Change

by Samantha Tank | Sep 1, 2017 | Blog, Current Research

Rose M. Martin Northeastern Naturalist 24(3) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1656/045.024.0301 | Published online: Sept 2017 Abstract The introduced Eurasian subspecies of Phragmites australis (Common Reed) is a common invader of North American coastal wetlands where it... Continue Reading

Common reed (Phragmites australis) gall as the limiting nesting resource of rare wetland bees and wasps (Hymenoptera: Aculeata & Evanioidea) in Central Europe

by Samantha Tank | Sep 1, 2017 | Blog, Current Research

Petr Heneberg, Petr Bogusch, Pavlína Tauchmanová, Milan Řezáč, Alena Astapenková Ecological Engineering 108(A) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2017.08.014 | Published online: 1 Sept 2017 Abstract Common reed (Phragmites australis) is often subject to... Continue Reading

Filed under: Biodiversity conservation Conservation management Mosaic management Reed cutting Reed expansion Reed harvesting

Vegetation recovery in an oil-impacted and burned Phragmites australis tidal freshwater marsh

by Samantha Tank | Sep 1, 2017 | Blog, Current Research

Vegetation recovery in an oil-impacted and burned Phragmites australis tidal freshwater marsh Scott Zengel, Jennifer Weaver, Susan Wilder, et al. Science of the Total Environment 612 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.08.221 | Published online: 1 September... Continue Reading

Filed under: Ecological recovery In-situ burning Oil spill Phragmites australis Sagittaria spp Scale insect damage Tidal freshwater marsh

Research Round-Up: July and August 2017

by Samantha Tank | Aug 31, 2017 | Blog, Current Research, Research Round-Up

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