Manual Control of Phragmites australis on Pondshores of Cape Cod National Seashore, Masachusetts, USA
The non-native, invasive genotype of the common reed(Phragmitesaustralis(Cav.) Trin. ex Steudel) has become aproblem of significant proportions throughout wetlands ofNorth America (Saltonstall 2001). Although attempts to suppressor eradicatePhragmiteshave utilized a wide variety oftechniques, herbicides have generally been most effective(Marks et al. 1994). In the spring, mid-summer, and late summer of 2003,we attempted to opportunistically controlPhragmitesin fivefreshwater ponds within Cape Cod National Seashore(CCNS) by repeatedly severing stems underwater, at groundlevel.(PDF has 4 pages.)
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| Format: | article biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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2005
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| Subjects: | Management, Biology, Limnology, Cape Cod National Seashore, Common reed, Phragmites australis, eradication, Massachusetts, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/19471 |
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