Early effects of rodent granivory on experimental forb communities

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Research indicates that selective seed predation by Microtus pennsylvanicus, or meadow voles, can significantly enhance prairie restoration efforts. The density of the aggressive composite range-plant Silphium integrifolium was reduced by 59% due to vole seed predation during the winter, which encouraged the growth of small-seeded composites that would otherwise be dominated.

Wisconsin, Food and nutrition, Seeds, Seed dispersal, Range plants, Voles, Prairie vole, Prairie ecology

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Clonal integration and the expansion of Phragmites australis

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Research indicates that the reed Phragmites australis uses clonal integration to expand from high marsh to lower, less favorable marshes, as opposed to using rhizome fragments or seeds. This finding has implications for management strategies of invasive plants.

United States, Tidal marshes, Salt marshes, Biological invasions, New England, Invasive species, Introduced species, Tidal marsh ecology, Plant introduction, Salt marsh ecology

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