Tidal estuarine wetlands of China are rich in plant diversity, but several global change drivers, such as species invasion, are currently affecting the biogeochemical cycles of these ecosystems. We ...

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 ...

Driving down Route 95, just south of the traffic circle, wetlands full of common reed stretch as far as the eye can see. I particularly love driving by these wetlands at sunrise, the light shines ...

Researchers have discovered a new reason why the tall, tasseled reed Phragmites australis is one of the most invasive plants in the United States. The research team found that Phragmites delivers a ...

ABSTRACT: A distinct, non-native haplotype of the common reed Phragmites australis has become invasive in Atlantic coastal Spartina marshes. We compared the salt tolerance and other growth ...

The Weed of the Month for November is a warm season perennial semi-aquatic grass species called non-native Phragmites (Phragmites australis ssp. australis). Non-native Phragmites threaten wetland ...

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 ...

Phragmites Australis might look like a sea of swaying tall grasses in the sun — massive and golden, nearly biblical — but as they clog up scenic views and cause issues for local wildlife on Belle Isle ...

Mention phragmites and you're likely to hear an agonized groan from a long list of people, including biologists and coastal landowners. "It definitely has a bad rap, and there’s a good reason for that ...

Clay Township, Mich. — Drive along the Dyke Road in Clay Township, and the landscape looks a prototypical marsh — massive beds of tall reeds waving like banners against a blue sky. But what you’re ...

Compromises may be possible where invasive phragmites is allowed to remain in wetlands that are more vulnerable to sea-level rise. Maryland’s wetlands are under attack — not from an animal or human ...

University of Delaware 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. The invasive ...