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
by boxcar-admin | Jul 27, 2016 | Blog, Current Research, News
July 27, 2016Story and photos by Becka Downard, Utah State University. SummaryThis case study takes us outside of the Great Lakes region to explore an unusual Phragmites management technique. Becka Downard is a PhD student who studies Great Salt Lake wetlands, and... Continue Reading
Filed under: Drone Grazing Research wetlands
by boxcar-admin | Jun 13, 2016 | Blog, Current Research, News
June 13, 2016 Courtney Robichaud and Dr. Rebecca Rooney (University of Waterloo, Ontario) Summary A 2002 study found that the number and diversity of birds was higher in wetlands invaded by Phragmites. We repeated this study 12 years later at the same location where... Continue Reading
Filed under: Birds Research wetlands
by Samantha Tank | Apr 28, 2016 | Blog, Current Research
Keith Clay Zackery R. C. Shearin Kimberly A. Bourke Wesley A. Bickford Kurt P. Kowalski Biological Invasions 18(9) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-016-1137-y | Published online April 2016 Abstract Plant–microbial interactions may play a key role in plant... Continue Reading
Filed under: control diversity Fungal endophytes invasive Phragmites wetlands
by Samantha Tank | Apr 4, 2016 | Blog, Current Research
Marcos Antônio Soares, Hai-Yan Li, Kurt P. Kowalski, Marshall Bergen, Mónica S. Torres, James Francis White Biological Invasions 18(9), pp. 2703-2716 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-016-1137-y| Published online April 4, 2016 Abstract Plant–microbial interactions... Continue Reading
Filed under: Biological Invasions control diversity Fungal endophytes invasive wetlands
by boxcar-admin | Nov 19, 2015 | Blog
November 19, 2015 Shane Lishawa, Loyola University Chicago; Dennis Albert, Oregon State University; Beth Lawrence, University of Connecticut; Linda Sekura, Cleveland Museum of Natural History contractor Our collaborative team of researchers and restoration... Continue Reading
Filed under: biosolids Disposal Michigan Ohio Research wetlands
by boxcar-admin | Feb 22, 2015 | Blog
William Parkus, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments February 2015 Southeast Michigan’s natural resources are significant but are under siege from the aggressive Phragmites australis, which is infesting the landscape and threatening our recreation-based... Continue Reading
Filed under: CISMA management Michigan wetlands
by boxcar-admin | Oct 2, 2014 | Current Research
Name: Amy Price, Jeremie Fant, and Dan Larkin Email: dlarkin@chicagobotanic.org Citation: Price, AL, JB Fant, and DJ Larkin. 2014. Ecology of native vs. introduced Phragmites australis (common reed) in Chicago-area wetlands. Wetlands 34:369–377 Link to Paper or... Continue Reading
Filed under: native phragmites wetlands