Positive effects of nonnative invasive Phragmites australis on larval bullfrogs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nonnative Phragmites australis (common reed) is one of the most intensively researched and managed invasive plant species in the United States, yet as with many invasive species, our ability to predict, control or understand the consequences of invasions is limited. Rapid spread of dense Phragmites monocultures has prompted efforts to limit its expansion and remove existing stands. Motivation for large-scale Phragmites eradication programs includes purported negative impacts on native wildlife, a view based primarily on observational results. We took an experimental approach to test this assumption, estimating the effects of nonnative Phragmites australis on a native amphibian.

Methodology/principal findings

Concurrent common garden and reciprocal transplant field

SUBMITTER: Rogalski MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3431391 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature