Sentences with phrase «phragmites in»

He never misses a chance to visit a certain clump of reeds called phragmites in a pond in Central Park; he stops there when he's in New York City the way some people make a point of popping into Zabar's.

«Our native Phragmites in North America is getting hammered by both native and introduced insects, whereas the invasive Phragmites in North America suffers far less herbivory than it does in its native Europe,» she said.

In their study of native and non-native sub-species of P. australis on both continents, they also found that herbivores feed upon the native Phragmites in North America at a much greater rate than on the invasive Phragmites.

They conducted similar surveys of 21 patches of Phragmites in Europe from Norway to southern Portugal.

In their study of native and non-native sub-species of P. australis on both continents, researchers found that herbivores feed upon the native Phragmites in North America at a much greater rate than on the invasive Phragmites.

Not exact matches

Danger in the Reeds is a series of documentary videos developed to educate the public about an aggressive invading plant, Phragmites australis, which is pushing out the natural diversity with dense, monoculture stands of tall reeds with deeply penetrating roots.

Since 1996, students in grades 5 through 12 on the North Shore have been working with Mass Audubon scientists to learn about salt marshes and common reed (Phragmites australis), an invasive plant that grows in salt marshes.

We are investigating whether Phragmites are spreading in the salt marsh, how fast Phragmites are spreading, and whether the height and spread rate is impacted by different salinity (salt content) levels.

Depending on the wind speed, phragmites can burn between the size of one to three football fields per minute, the Times reported, and elected officials have worked to develop a plan to decrease the risk of fires in the borough.

The threat of brush fires is low for most of the city except Staten Island — which has had several large blazes in recent years linked to the prevalence of invasive reeds called phragmites that can quickly fuel the flames, the New York Times reported.

The model also suggests focusing efforts to control invasive vegetation — particularly for phragmites, a widespread invasive grass — in late summer rather than early fall.

Mowing phragmites, a tall and sturdy invasive grass, also dispersed a host of bird species that liked to roost in the grass, Allan said.

«Because we found that all of the insects perform better on the native than on the invasive type, it suggests to us that if a biocontrol is released in North America, it's going to harm the native Phragmites more than the invasive,» they said.

Working on a piece of acrylic gessoed hardboard with acrylic paints, and with his two references visible — the heron on his tablet and the phragmites on the main screen — he began by blocking in some directional lines to indicate the reeds.