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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Rhamnus cathartica"”.
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The effects of invasive European Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) on soil microbial community composition
European Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) is an invasive shrub that was introduced to North America in the 1800s. Comparisons of buckthorn-invaded and native-dominated woodlands suggest that buckthorn might increase soil nitrogen and carbon by stimulating rapid decomposition of litter. Because …
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Connecting the dots: Remote sensing of Glossy and Common Buckthorn (Frangula alnus and Rhamnus cathartica) in the Oak Openings Region of Northwest Ohio
Glossy and common buckthorn (Frangula alnus and Rhamnus cathartica) are invasive woody shrubs that formed dense monoculture thickets in the Oak Openings Region of NW Ohio. Conventional techniques of vegetation mapping are expensive and time-consuming. Thickets were identified using remotely sensed …
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Songbird community ecology and habitat selection in the Chicago area
… with an increase in European buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) tree dominance. I also found that birds that nest and forage in the upper canopy showed negative responses to shrub invasion, while understory species such as the northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) showed positive …
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Functional traits and resource-use strategies of native and invasive plants in Eastern North American forests
… ranges. I measured leaf functional traits of Rhamnus cathartica (native to Europe, invasive in ENA) and Prunus serotina (native to ENA, invasive in Europe) in populations across central NY and northern France. Notably, I found invasive US populations of R. cathartica had markedly greater …
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Evaluation of shrub removal effects on understory richness and diversity in a native grassland
… (2) Is there a legacy effect of buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) on plant community recovery, and (3) Does the intensity or composition of shrub re-invasion vary across soil moisture gradients? Data were collected on both ground layer and overstory composition and structure across 44 sampling …