Variable Resources May Favor Invasives
Elodea (E. canadensis). Credit: Kristian Peters, wikimedia.org A study done in north-eastern France offers support to the theory that invasive plants are often better-adapted to survive and…
The Stewards of Water Blog
How Weather Can Complicate Invasives
Source: dnr.wi.gov Bruce Jaggers, invasive plant biologist from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, surveyed Lake Roosseau; a storm had recently passed, and now uprooted…
The Cost of Invasives
Giant Reed ( Arundo donax ). Credit: Forest and Kim Starr, Public Domain, wikimedia.org With the effects of the Zika virus still being felt in South, Central and now North America, the World…
Study Says Winsconsin Invasives Stable
Zebra mussels ( Dreissena polymorpha ). Credit: GerardM, wikimedia.org A five-year study of over 200 lakes in the Wisconsin has concluded that the spread of aquatic invasive species, as a…
Hybrid Milfoils Complicate Control Methods
Image credit: slideshare. A new study conducted by Minnehaha Creek Watershed District officials and researchers from University of Minnesota and Montana State University indicates that hybrid…
Red Algae Research
Porphyra sp., haploid and diploid (Bangiophyceae). By Josuevg - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28970095 Exposed to a wide range of daily and…