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Completed Projects: Occurrence of the invasive weedy species Phragmites australis adjacent to agricultural lands and its response to conservation reserve program (CRP) control methods
PIs: Havens, Chambers
Funding Agency: USDA
Period : 8/1/03 – 7/31/06
Amount: (F) $179,280
This project focuses on developing a model of Phragmites invasiveness at upland/wetland interfaces by determining the mechanism of invasion, competition and spread of Phragmites. With respect to weed control, one of our applied hypotheses is that CRP sites enhance N removal prior to groundwater discharge to the wetland upland interface, and that best management practices like buffer strips are environmentally sound forms of controlling Phragmites invasion and spread. |
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