by Lydia Crane | Sep 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
After more than 40 years of history researching and managing Phragmites in the US, there are many anecdotes and local preferences on management techniques. Some management actions are impacted by local culture or legislation (e.g. aversion toward herbicides in some... Continue Reading
Filed under: Ecosystem impacts management monitoring
by Lydia Crane | Sep 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
Wetland plant communities are very sensitive to environmental change. Previous studies have demonstrated that wetland ecosystems respond strongly to variation in nitrogen (N) pollution, atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), and hydroperiod. Changes in any of these factors... Continue Reading
Filed under: Biology Ecosystem impacts monitoring
by Lydia Crane | Sep 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
Wetland plant communities are very sensitive to environmental change. Previous studies have demonstrated that wetland ecosystems respond strongly to variation in nitrogen (N) pollution, atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), and hydroperiod. Changes in any of these factors... Continue Reading
Filed under: Biology Ecosystem impacts monitoring
by Lydia Crane | Sep 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
This webinar focuses on the special adaptations that allow Phragmites survival in deep water, and how it responds to changes in water level. For Phragmites, staying alive means staying in contact with the air, with shoots acting as snorkels to transport oxygen down to... Continue Reading
Filed under: Ecosystem impacts management Water Control
by Lydia Crane | Sep 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
This webinar focuses on the special adaptations that allow Phragmites survival in deep water, and how it responds to changes in water level. For Phragmites, staying alive means staying in contact with the air, with shoots acting as snorkels to transport oxygen down to... Continue Reading
Filed under: Ecosystem impacts management Water Control
by Lydia Crane | Sep 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
Invasive plants such as Phragmites continue to spread in wetlands around the Laurentian Great Lakes, forming large monocultures that reduce native plant diversity. Wetland restoration efforts often employ herbicide-based management, which is effective in limiting the... Continue Reading
Filed under: Ecosystem impacts herbicide Restoration
by Lydia Crane | Sep 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
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... Continue Reading
Filed under: Case study Ecosystem impacts
by Lydia Crane | Sep 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
This webinar discusses the use and effects of herbicide treatment on Phragmites. Continue Reading
Filed under: Ecosystem impacts herbicide management
by Lydia Crane | Sep 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
In this webinar, the presenters share their findings on the most successful methods for restoring native vegetation following Phragmites management. Continue Reading
Filed under: Ecosystem impacts management Restoration
by Lydia Crane | Sep 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
This webinar discusses the Mondrian model and how it can be simulate invasive species management. Continue Reading
Filed under: Ecosystem impacts management
