Invasive Phragmites australis management outcomes and native plant recovery are context dependent.

ABSTRACT: The outcomes of invasive plant removal efforts are influenced by management decisions, but are also contingent on the uncontrolled spatial and temporal context of management areas. Phragmites australis is an aggressive invader that is intensively managed in wetlands across North America. Treatment options have been understudied, and the ecological contingencies of management outcomes are poorly understood. We implemented a 5-year, multi-site experiment to evaluate six Phragmites management treatments that varied timing (summer or fall) and types of herbicide (glyphosate or imazapyr) along with mowing, plus a nonherbicide solarization treatment. We evaluated treatments for their influence on Phragmites and native plant cover and Phragmites inflorescence productio

SUBMITTER: Rohal CB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6953697 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature