Common reed (Phragmites australis) gall as the limiting nesting resource of rare wetland bees and wasps (Hymenoptera: Aculeata & Evanioidea) in Central Europe
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 ReadingFiled 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
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 ReadingFiled 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
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Effect of harvest time and frequency on biomass quality and biomethane potential of Common Reed (Phragmites australis) under paludiculture conditions
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 ReadingFiled 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
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 ReadingFiled under: Biomass Environmental gradient Global changes Macrophytes Salinity Salt marsh
Metabolism of carbamazepine in plant roots and endophytic rhizobacteria isolated from Phragmites australis
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 ReadingFiled 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
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 ReadingFiled 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
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 ReadingFiled 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
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 ReadingFiled under: NDVI Salt marsh; Mississippi River Delta US Geological Survey