Thursday
11Mar2010
Entries in VEGetation (22)
Tuesday
23Feb2010
Creating vegetation barriers to block the spread of invasive species
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Research Briefs | Feb 23, 2010
Research Briefs | Feb 23, 2010 A new study in the journal Biological Invasions shows that land managers may be able to contain highly invasive annual plants by establishing barriers of perennial bunchgrasses to block the spread...
Friday
19Feb2010
A method for evaluating the potential ecological impact of invasive species
in Research Briefs | Feb 19, 2010
Research Briefs | Feb 19, 2010 Researchers have developed and tested a new method for evaluating the potential ecological impact of the invasive species at a site. Their approach, called the Index of Alien Impact - is innovative for a couple of reasons...
Monday
25Jan2010
Tuesday
19Jan2010
Can invasive species enhance the competitve ability of native grasses?
in Research Briefs | Jan 19, 2010
Research Briefs | Jan 19, 2010 Over the past few years, restoration ecologists have made a surprising discovery - the invasion of exotic plants may enhance the competitive ability of native species. Scientists hypothesize that native plants which survive an invasion of exotic species may possess a competitive advantage against the invader which is then reinforced through evolutionary selection...
Wednesday
06Jan2010
The impact of beach grooming on coastal habitat
in Research Briefs | Jan 6, 2010
Research Briefs | Jan 6, 2010 A new study from Southern California affirms that the long-standing management practice of beach grooming is contributing to the loss of coastal strand habitat. Coastal strand plant communities grow along the edge of the high tide line and are comprised largely of endemic species adapted to grow in the dynamic, environment of loose, shifting sand...
Wednesday
25Nov2009
A cautionary tale: botanical gardens and the hybridization of endangered species
in Research Briefs | Nov 25, 2009
Research Briefs | Nov 25, 2009 Botanical gardens play an important role in conserving plant species that are highly endangered or even extinct in the wild. But as a new study shows, botanical gardens can pose their own dangers for these at-risk species, specifically from hybridization with other plants in the collection.
Monday
23Nov2009
Wednesday
18Nov2009
The challenge of passively restoring farmland to natural fields
in Research Briefs | Nov 18, 2009
Research Briefs | Nov 18, 2009 Researchers from the University of Sweden demonstrate that the passive restoration of abandoned farms to semi-natural grassland can take a very long time - greater than 50 years. However, the study also finds that sowing a mix of grassland seeds can aid establishment...
Monday
09Nov2009
