Spatial Patterns of Frangula alnus (Rosales: Rhamnaceae): Implications for Invasive Plant Management.

ABSTRACT: Glossy buckthorn (Frangula alnus) (Rosales: Rhamnaceae) is an invasive shrub from Europe that has been invading North America for over a century and threatening native vegetation in open and disturbed habitats. The treatment of F. alnus is currently restricted to the roadside, suggesting any individual F. alnus residing within the forest would be left unmanaged and would continue to spread in the area. This research was conducted to determine the spatial patterns and relationship of F. alnus with forest roads. The presence and density of F. alnus at 1412 sample points were recorded on four sites in the Allegheny National Forest, Pennsylvania, USA. Buffer analyses were conducted along roads to determine the relationship between F. alnus density and

SUBMITTER: Greenleaf J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10669815 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature