| Title | The impacts of Phalaris arundinacea (reed canarygrass) invasion on wetland plant richness in the Oregon Coast Range, USA depend on beavers |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2005 |
| Authors | Perkins, Thais E., and Mark V. Wilson |
| Secondary Title | Biological Conservation |
| Volume | 124 |
| Number | 2 |
| Pagination | p.291-295 |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Valley S900 .B5, Digital Electronic Subscription |
| Keywords | Alsea River Basin, habitats, invasive species, North American beaver = Castor canadensis, Reed canary grass = Phalaris arundinacea, Sitka willow = Salix sitchensis |
| Notes | The invasive plant reed canary grass, Phalaris arundinacea, "is widely considered a threat to native wetland plant communities ... , especially in wetlands with anthropogenically altered hydrologic regimes. P. arundinacea grows rapidly and tends to form monocultures ... behaving much like purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria), a serious invader of Pacific Northwest wetlands in the United States. One example of an intensive disturbance that may open a wetland to invasion is impoundment by beaver (Castor canadensis). Here, we present evidence that Phalaris dramatically reduces plant species richness in impoundments created by beaver in Oregon, USA." (from the Abstract) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.01.023 |
| Series Title | Biological Conservation |
