How do some aquatic species with low-mobility become widespread? Dispersing locally gives an advantage, and playing stowaway gets them the rest of the way.
New York Invasive Species Research Institute
Archive for category: Research Summaries
Research Summary: A Good Flood and Glyphosate
Perennial Pepperweed, a widespread invasive in the west and emerging invader in the northeast, can be managed by restoring hydrologic regimes- herbicides can help too.
Research Summary: Fewer Deer and Newer Trees
When managing for forest regeneration, deer may be a more important stressor to address than invasive grasses.
Research Summary: Dropping Like Flies
Success: a fungus can help suppress Spotted Lanternfly, invasive insect to the Northeast U.S.
Research Summary: Giving Hemlocks Room to Grow
Studying silvicultural techniques to promote the longevity of hemlock trees faced with hemlock woolly adelgid
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Impacts of invasive earthworms and deer on native ferns in forests of northeastern North America
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Cocoon Heat Tolerance of Pheretimoid Earthworms Amynthas tokioensis and Amynthas agrestis