Effect of harvest time and frequency on biomass quality and biomethane potential of Common Reed (Phragmites australis) under paludiculture conditions

by Samantha Tank | Aug 20, 2017 | Blog, Current Research

Federico Dragoni, Vittoria Giannini, Giorgio Ragaglini, Enrico Bonari, Nicola Silvestri BioEnergy Research DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-017-9866-z | Published online: 20 Aug 2017 Abstract This study examined the effect of harvest time (from May to September)... Continue Reading

Filed under: Anaerobic digestion Biogas Digestion kinetics Fiber components Peatland cultivation Perennial grasses

Native and non-native halophytes resiliency against sea-level rise and saltwater intrusion

by Samantha Tank | Aug 9, 2017 | Blog, Current Research

Lian Xue, Ziuzhen Li, Zhongzheng Yan, Qian Zhang, Wenhui Ding, Hydrobiologia DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3333-x | Published online: 9 Aug 2017 Abstract We quantified the independent impacts of flooding salinity, flooding depth, and flooding frequency on... Continue Reading

Filed under: Biomass Environmental gradient Global changes Macrophytes Salinity Salt marsh

Metabolism of carbamazepine in plant roots and endophytic rhizobacteria isolated from Phragmites australis

by Samantha Tank | Aug 9, 2017 | Blog, Current Research

Andrés Sauvêtre, Robert May, Rudolf Harpaintner, Charlotte Poschenrieder, Peter Schröder Hazardous Materials 342(15), pp 85-95 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.08.006 | Published online: 9 Aug 2017 Abstract A field experiment was undertaken to measure... Continue Reading

Filed under: Acridine pathway Endophytic bacteria Glutathione conjugate Hairy root Journal of Hazardous Materials Phytoremediation

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus modulates the phytotoxicity of Cd via combined responses of enzymes, thiolic compounds, and essential elements in the roots of Phragmites australis

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

Xiaochen Huang, Shishu Zhu, Shih-Hsin Ho, Li Wang, Fang Ma Chemosphere DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.08.021 | Published online: 8 Aug 2017 Abstract The positive effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi on host plants under heavy metal (HM) stress... Continue Reading

Filed under: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Cadmium stress Chemosphere Enzyme Phytotoxicity Principal component analysis Thiolic compounds

Changes associated with Phragmites australis invasion in plant community and soil properties: A study on three invaded communities in a wetland, Victoria, Australia

by Samantha Tank | Aug 2, 2017 | Blog, Current Research

Md N. Uddin, Randall W. Robinson Limnologica – Ecology and Management of Inland Waters DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.limno.2017.07.006 | Published online: 2 Aug 2017 Abstract Phragmites australis invasion is altering plant communities and therefore, soil... Continue Reading

Filed under: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi Biodiversity Limnologica Plant invasion Soil properties Wetland

Mapping the change of Phragmites australis live biomass in the lower Mississippi River Delta marshes

by Samantha Tank | Jul 28, 2017 | Blog, Current Research

Elijah W. Ramsey and Amina Rangoonwala US Geological Survey, 2017-1098 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20171098 | Published online: 28 July 2017 Abstract Multiyear remote sensing mapping of the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) was carried out as an... Continue Reading

Filed under: NDVI Salt marsh; Mississippi River Delta US Geological Survey

Prioritizing management of the invasive grass Common Reed (Phragmites australis) in Great Salt Lake wetlands

by Samantha Tank | Jul 27, 2017 | Blog, Current Research

A. Lexine Long, Karin M. Kettenring, and Richard Toth Invasive Plant Science and Management, 10(2), 155-165. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/inp.2017.20 Abstract Nonnative invasive species are one of the biggest threats to biodiversity worldwide. In many cases the extent... Continue Reading

Filed under: Invasive Plant Science and Management invasive species control species distribution

Demographic and macro-morphological evidence for common reed dieback in central Italy

by Samantha Tank | Jul 26, 2017 | Blog, Current Research

Lorenzo Lastrucci, Lorenzo Lazzaro, Andrea Coppi, Bruno Foggi, Francesco Ferranti, Roberto Venanzoni Plant Ecology and Diversity DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17550874.2017.1351499 | Published online: 26 July 2017 Abstract Background: Phragmites australis dieback... Continue Reading

Filed under: clumping macro-morphological traits Mediterranean basin permanent flooding Phragmites australis wetlands

Characterizing Past and Modelling Future Spread of Phragmites australis ssp. australis at Long Point Peninsula, Ontario, Canada

by Samantha Tank | Jul 20, 2017 | Blog

Jennifer A. JungEmail author Daniel Rokitnicki-Wojcik Jonathan D. Midwood Abstract Non-native Phragmites australis ssp. australis (hereafter Phragmites) is well-established and spreading at the Long Point Peninsula. It is threatening biodiversity, making it a high... Continue Reading

Filed under: boosted regression tree National Wildlife Area Phragmites spatial analysis spread

Management of invasive Phragmites australis in the Adirondacks: a cautionary tale about prospects of eradication

by Samantha Tank | Jul 17, 2017 | Blog, Current Research

Brendan Quirion, Zachary. Simek, Andrea Dávalos, Bernd Blossey Biological Invasions DOI: 10.1007/s10530-017-1513-2 | Published online: 17 July 2017 Abstract Invasive plant management (largely mechanical and chemical) consumes an ever-increasing portion of budgets for... Continue Reading

Filed under: Adirondacks Eradication herbicide Invasive species Management Phragmites australis