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Conserve Plant Diversity First
At least that’s the message I take from a recent study published in Nature Communications entitled Ecological networks are more sensitive to plant than to animal extinction under climate change. In particular they found a higher risk of animal co-extinction with … Continue reading
Ecotype – Problematic Concept in a Changing World
For those reasons, “local is best” is the mantra, if not the dogma, of many in the conservation and restoration community. It’s a cautious and logical approach. However, in recognition of the altered and changing world we live in and recognizing that ecological restoration and reconstruction projects are essentially the only way many species can move across today’s fragmented landscape, I would urge people to be a little more liberal in how they apply the ecotype concept. Continue reading
Winter Identification of Native and Exotic Phragmites Subspecies in SE Wisconsin
tips for winter ID of native and exotic Phragmites Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, invasive species, native plants, restoration, wetlands
Tagged botany, invasive species, native Phragmites identification, native vs. exotic, phragmites, Phragmites australis ssp. americanus, Phragmites australis ssp. australis, plant identification, wetland, winter identification
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