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Establishing Native Plants in the Presence of Invasive Annuals
Annual species with established, persistent seed banks such as mile-a-minute (Persicaria perfoliata, POLPF) or Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum, MCGVM) do not fit conveniently into the management paradigm of enacting suppression measures and reducing the infestation to a maintenance level where effort and or frequency of operations can be reduced. As an alternative to repeated annual operations of similar intensity, we are investigating the approach of short-term suppression of the target species and release of a desirable plant community. We chose to release a deciduous forest community in a riparian/floodplain setting. A native forest community represents the optimal ecological condition in a riparian setting as established forest provides thermal moderation through shade, bank stabilization through persistent woody root mass, and organic matter through leaf drop (Kaplan et al., 2009). An additional benefit of establishing a forest community is that you can achieve spatial separation between the understory weeds (the annual vine POLPF in particular) and the desirable canopy, which makes it easier to achieve a reduced maintenance regimen.
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| Funding Source Details | |
| Funding Source: | WRCP |
| Grant Number: | 11437 |
| Amount: | $28,215.00 |
Location Information
| Investigator Details | |
| Name: | Art Gover |
| Street Address 1: | 501 ASI Bldg |
| Street Address 2: | Penn State University |
| City/State/Zip: | University Park PA 16802 |
| Phone: | 814-863-1184 |
| aeg2@psu.edu | |
| Investigator Details | |
| Name: | Andrea Nord |
| Street Address 1: | 116 ASI Bldg |
| Street Address 2: | Penn State University |
| City/State/Zip: | University Park PA 16802 |
| Phone: | 814-865-6679 |
| ann102@psu.edu | |
| Investigator Details | |
| Name: | David Mortensen |
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