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Phragmites australis management in the United States: 40 years of methods and outcomes

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Abstract.
Studies on invasive plant management are often short in duration and limited in the methods tested, and
lack an adequate description of plant communities that replace the invader following removal. Here we present a comprehensive review of management studies on a single species, in an effort to elucidate future directions for research in invasive plant management. We reviewed the literature on Phragmites management in North America in an effort to synthesize our understanding of management efforts, identify gaps in knowledge and improve the efficacy of management. Additionally, we assessed recent ecological findings concerning Phragmites mechanisms of invasion and integrated these findings into our recommendations for more effective management. Our overall goal is to examine whether or not current management approaches can be improved and whether they promote reestablishment of native plant communities. We found: (i) little information on community-level recovery of vegetation following removal of Phragmites; and (ii) most management approaches focus on the removal of Phragmites from individual stands or groups of stands over a relatively small area. With a few exceptions, recovery studies did not monitor vegetation for substantial durations, thus limiting adequate evaluation of the recovery trajectory.We also found that none of the recovery studies were conducted in a landscape context, even though it is now well documented that land-use patterns on adjacent habitats influence the structure and function of wetlands, including the expansion of Phragmites. We suggest that Phragmites management needs to shift to watershed-scale efforts in coastal regions, or larger management
units inland. In addition, management efforts should focus on restoring native plant communities, rather
than simply eradicating Phragmites stands. Wetlands and watersheds should be prioritized to identify ecosystems that would benefit most from Phragmites management and those where the negative impact of management would be minimal.

Keywords: Common reed; ecological restoration; herbicide; invasive plant; invasive species; management;
Phragmites australis; watershed restoration.

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Judul Seri

AoB PLANTS

No. Panggil

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Penerbit

Oxford : Oxford University Press on behalf of the Annals of Botany Company., 2014

Deskripsi Fisik

AoB PLANTS 6: plu001; doi:10.1093/aobpla/plu001

Bahasa

English

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Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

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Edisi

6: plu001

Subjek

EKOLOGI TANAMAN

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

agus

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