Phragmites australis has been invading Spartinaalterniflora-dominated salt marshes throughout the mid-Atlantic. Although, Phragmites has high rates of primary production, it is not known whether this ...

The purpose of the study was to develop scientific methods for monitoring the effectiveness of herbicide spraying as a management technique for controlling the invasive species Phragmites australis.

Researchers have uncovered a novel means of conquest employed by the common reed, Phragmites australis, which ranks as one of the world's most invasive plants. University of Delaware researchers have ...

As previously mentioned, native phragmites is often confused as an invasive, and as a result, many have unknowingly removed native stands. In order to avoid this, look for the distinguishing ...

Estuaries, Vol. 26, No. 2, Part B: Dedicated Issue: Phragmites australis: A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing? (Apr., 2003), pp. 444-451 (8 pages) Over the past century, the distribution and abundance of ...

Wetlands managers have spent years using fire and chemicals to fight phragmites, an invasive reed that chokes everything else out. But coaxing native plants to move back in is difficult. The fall bird ...

Scientists have used satellite technologies to map the location and density of Phragmites australis, an invasive species of reed, in the coastal wetlands of all five Great Lakes. Phragmites australis, ...

Phragmites (Phragmites australis) is a perennial warm season grass, native to Europe. It was introduced into the U.S. as a contaminate in soil ballast (from ships). It invades wetland areas along ...

They grow up to 12–15 feet tall and are causing havoc in the wetlands of North America. Known as Phragmites australis, the non-native common reed is one of the most important and most studied plants ...