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Sylvan Kaufman and Wallace Kaufman are the authors of Invasive Plants: Guide to Identification and the Impacts and Control of Common North American Species published by Stackpole Books. Here we update you on the latest research, control techniques, news and issues surrounding invasive plants.-
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Author Archives: Sylvan Kaufman
Factors that make temperate forests susceptible to invasion
Higher light availability, later spring leaf-out, and higher soil nitrate levels in intact forests all correlate with a greater abundance of invasive plants. The authors of this study looked at interior forest understories where different canopy species resulted in different … Continue reading
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Invasive Species humor
The Illinois Invasive Species Awareness Week blog has just posted a new installment on invasive species humor! This one focuses on illustrations, http://illinoisisam.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-hunt-for-invasive-species-slogans.html.
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South American Invasive Plants
I’m in Argentina for six weeks, and it’s been interesting observing what species invasive here are well-known to me from North America. One of the best ways of predicting species’ invasiveness is by knowing if they are invasive elsewhere after … Continue reading
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Invasive Plants and Biodiversity
Finally a study specifically addresses why some invasive plant studies show a decrease in biodiversity, and some show an increase or no change in biodiversity. Not surprisingly, scale matters. If you walk through a forest heavily invaded by non-native shrubs, … Continue reading
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Which Eucalyptus are High Risk?
Eucalyptus are being considered as possible biofuel and timber crops in tropical and subtropical parts of the United States. A group of researchers assessed 38 Eucalyptus species currently being tested and cultivated in the U.S. for their risk of becoming … Continue reading
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Maryland’s new invasive plant regulations
Maryland has posted its regulations for assessing plant invasiveness. These regulations will be used to develop a two tier list of invasive plants. Tier 1 plants will be banned from sale, and Tier 2 plants will be labeled as invasive. … Continue reading
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Is Perilla frutescens spreading?
In the mid-Atlantic people seem to be noticing large patches of beefsteak plant, Perilla frutescens, this year. This mint plant is used as an Asian herb and ornamental with its ruffly purplish leaves. I’ve seen it growing in sun to … Continue reading
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Escape and hybridization of a genetically modified invasive plant
Back in 2002 Scotts Company planted Roundup resistant Agrostis stolonifera (creeping bentgrass) in a trial field in Oregon. The genes moved in pollen carried by the wind to wild Agrostis stolonifera and A. gigantea plants up to 21 km away. … Continue reading
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