Using revegetation to suppress invasive plants in grasslands and forests

MJ Schuster, PD Wragg, PB Reich - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Following the removal of invasive plant species, most land managers rely on natural
succession to re‐establish native plant communities. However, insufficient native propagule …

Community-level impacts of white-tailed deer on understorey plants in North American forests: a meta-analysis

CW Habeck, AK Schultz - AoB plants, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The impacts of introduced or overabundant large herbivores are a concern for the
conservation of forest plant communities and the sustainability of ecosystem function. White …

Urban riparian systems function as corridors for both native and invasive plant species

MFJ Aronson, MV Patel, KM O'Neill, JG Ehrenfeld - Biological Invasions, 2017 - Springer
Riparian areas are often the only green areas left in urban and suburban landscapes,
providing opportunities for conservation and connectivity of both aquatic and terrestrial …

Defining and assessing urban forests to inform management and policy

CC Pregitzer, MS Ashton… - Environmental …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The context in which trees and forests grow in cities is highly variable and influences the
provision of ecological, social, and economic benefits. Understanding the spatial extent …

Plant community dynamics following non‐native shrub removal depend on invasion intensity and forest site characteristics

E Moore, V D'Amico, TLE Trammell - Ecosphere, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, temperate deciduous forests are threatened by invasion of non‐native (exotic)
plant species. In the eastern United States, Rosa multiflora is a dominant shrub invader in …

Natural regeneration in urban forests is limited by early‐establishment dynamics: implications for management

MR Piana, RA Hallett, MFJ Aronson… - Ecological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Urban forested natural areas are valuable ecological and social resources, but long‐term
sustainability of these habitats is challenged by environmental and social factors associated …

Modelling white-tailed deer impacts on forest regeneration to inform deer management options at landscape scales

MR Lesser, M Dovciak, R Wheat, P Curtis… - Forest ecology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Long-term continuity of forest cover in eastern North America may be threatened in part by
white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), but effectively managing that threat requires …

Naturally diverse plant communities do not resist invasion by the strong competitor, Microstegium vimineum

GL Williams, JS Brewer - American Journal of Botany, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Premise Theory predicts and empirical studies have shown that ecologically manipulated
communities with high species diversity are resistant to invasion, but do these predictions …

Evaluating the long-term effectiveness of terrestrial protected areas: a 40-year look at forest bird diversity

JA Brown, JL Lockwood, JD Avery… - Biodiversity and …, 2019 - Springer
Designation of protected areas has become one of the primary approaches to reducing
biodiversity loss, with the number of new set-asides growing in the last decades largely from …

Squeezed from all sides: Urbanization, invasive species, and climate change threaten riparian forest buffers

LR Johnson, TLE Trammell, TJ Bishop, J Barth… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Streamside forests of urbanizing coastal regions lie at the nexus of global changes: rising
sea levels, increasing storm surge, expanding urban development, and invasive species. To …