Sentences with phrase «invasive phragmites»

«This means that the invasive plants suffer less herbivory at lower latitudes than the native plants, giving the invasive Phragmites a greater opportunity to invade.

«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.

Based on their results, Meyerson and Cronin believe that efforts to identify an insect that could be used as an agent of biocontrol for the invasive Phragmites may do more damage to the native species than to the invasive variety.

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.

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.

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Tidal restrictions, or constrictions, which alter the flow of salt and fresh water have a major effect on the conditions which can favor the growth of the invasive reed Phragmites.

One of our objectives with prescribed burns is to eradicate invasive non-native species such as cattails, phragmites and purpleloose strife which diminish the ecosystem and its value for wildlife.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The project area is overcome with the invasive weed Phragmites, or common reed, making natural regeneration impossible.