Sentences with phrase «finds invasive plant»

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However, instead of consensus, a new study by an interdisciplinary research team at ETH Zurich (Switzerland) of psychologists and plant biologists found a wide range of different opinions among scientific experts about how to describe invasive plant species, and how severe their effects on the environment are.

A recent study by a Kansas State University weed scientist finds why the invasive weed kochia is like a cockroach of the plant world.

The researchers were surprised to find that the diversity of invasive species — the total number of non-native species — and the total abundance (or land cover) of invasive plants stayed the same in areas where deer grazed and where they were excluded.

But a new study published in the Journal of Applied Ecology and led by University of Pennsylvania doctoral candidate Bianca Charbonneau finds that the invasive plant does have one advantage over its native counterpart, Ammophila breviligulata, or American beach grass: the invasive is better at preventing erosion of dunes during big storms.

These findings give us a new understanding of how an invasive plant can acquisition soil biota to its own advantage, altering the environment and changing the ecosystem in the process.

The team, led by University of Illinois postdoctoral researcher Andrew Mackay, found that mowing down cattails and phragmites, two invasive plants that tend to permeate stormwater basins, adds a lot of plant debris to the water.

Often what we find now are invasive species — unwanted plants and animals that humans have introduced to ecosystems.

Invasive plant species can be a source of valuable ecosystem functions where native coastal habitats such as salt marshes and oyster reefs have severely declined, a new study by scientists at Duke University and the University of North Carolina - Wilmington finds.

Too often what we find now are invasive species — unwanted plants and animals humans have introduced to ecosystems.

Rogers» findings, published this week in the peer - reviewed academic journal Nature Communications, show the potential for invasive predators to cause easily overlooked yet pervasive consequences as a result of extinguishing species that are important for the regeneration of plant species.

Scent repellents are another option: Gardeners recommend planting a buffer of aromatic plants that cats find offensive, such as the herbs rosemary and rue or the «scaredy cat plant» (make sure any plants aren't invasive in your area, or keep them in pots).

When invasive plants are found, we document their locations and do our best to remove them, as well as plan future visits to the sites to remove the next generations.

Invasive Plant Patrol volunteers find new invasions of exotics and remove localized infestations before they get out of control.

I also just found a nice collection of recipes for invasive plants compiled by the Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council.

Learn how biologists managed to bring back the endangered Short - Tail Albatross to nest on the atoll; meet Wisdom, a Laysan albatross who has been nesting on Midway for nearly 60 years; find out the strategies being used to eradicate invasive plant and animal species; discover the beauty of endangered Monk seals, sea turtles, spinner dolphins, corals and so much more.

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Bittersweet grows wild in my area so I can find the real deal each year... but because it is an invasive plant illegal to grow in most areas, real bittersweet may be hard to find.