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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Microstegium vimineum"”.
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Competitive Effects Of Increased Plant Species Richness And Increased Endemic Versus Native Generalist Species Dominance On The Invasive Grass Microstegium Vimineum During Oak Woodland Restoration
… (USA) between the non-native invasive grass microstegium vimineum and six native plant species of varying fidelity to fire-maintained open woodlands. Using a split-plot design, dense, established patches of microstegium were treated with one of the three following native planting treatments …
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Soil bacterial structure and function associated with the invasive grass Microsteguim vimineum and two native grasses
… structure associated with the invasive grass, Microstegium vimineum and two co-occurring native grasses (Dichanthelium boscii and Chasmanthium laxum). Significantly lower enzyme activity was found for soil associated with M. vimineum compared to the other plant species, and that each plant had …
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Spatial Distribution of Four Exotic Plants in Relation to Physical Environmental Factors with Analysis using GIS
… A random GPS survey of each of the four species, Microstegium vimineum, Lonicera japonica, Rosa multiflora and Elaeagnus umbellate, was used in combination with a series of Geographic Information System (GIS) layers representing environmental variables (Elevation, Aspect, Roads, Trails, Streams, & …
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Fire and non-native grass invasion across a heterogeneous landscape in the Central Hardwoods
… further invasion. I examined if invasion by Microstegium vimineum, a non-native annual grass resulted in a positive invasion-fire feedback in eastern deciduous forests managed with prescribed fire and how this response varied across the landscape. Using paired invaded and uninvaded plots …
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The effects of fire and drought on plant-soil feedbacks of a nonnative invasive grass in southern Illinois
… in stands invaded by the C4 exotic grass Microstegium vimineum. I used a manipulative field experiment conducted across two invaded sites with contrasting fire history to determine the effects of prescribed burning and growing season drought imposed using rainout shelters. I found that …
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Leaf Traits, Neighbors, and Abiotic Factors: Ways That Context Can Mediate the Impact of Invasive Species on Nitrogen Cycling
… studies focused on the invasive grass species, Microstegium vimineum, to better understand how (i) plant characteristics, (ii) invader abundance and neighbor identity, and (iii) environmental conditions mediate the impacts of invasion on N pools and fluxes. The results of our global …
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Biogeochemical effects of an invasive grass across a land-use gradient: linking alterations of nitrogen cycling to depleted soil carbon pools
… biogeochemical effects of the invasive grass, Microstegium vimineum, to determine 1) whether a common plant-soil feedback involving alterations of nitrogen (N) cycling is linked to declines in soil carbon (C) stocks and 2) whether this mechanism explains variability in the invader’s impacts on …
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The Thin Green Line: A Framework for Evaluating the Invasive Potential of Bioenergy Crops
… six months, while up to 10% of the invasive Microstegium vimineum survived. Spread of fertile M. × giganteus seedlings into annual systems with low competition had greater success; we observed 316 culms m⁻², at a distance of 1.5 m from the planted plot, after three years of growth. The …
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Toward a More Integrative Approach to Quantifying the Ecological Impacts of Invasive Plants
Invasive species are reported as one of the top current and future concerns for the health and functioning of native ecosystems. In response, identification of invasive plant impacts are one of the top most studied aspects of plant invasions. Yet we still know very little about invasive plant …