Ecological effects of invasive Phragmites in a Lake Erie coastal marsh

Author: Courtney Robichaud in collaboration with Dr. Rebecca Rooney, University of Waterloo
Year: 2017
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Type: Case study, Video, Webinar
Topic: Case study, Ecosystem impacts

Sensitive marsh ecosystems are at risk from invasive Phragmites australis. This work aims to tease apart the mechanisms Phragmites uses to successfully out-compete resident wetland plant species, and how habitat replacement affects invertebrate and bird communities.