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dc.contributor.authorGraham, Andie
dc.contributor.authorMudrzynski, Bradley
dc.contributor.authorPolzer, Eli
dc.contributor.authorWilcox, Douglas A.
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-29T16:32:55Z
dc.date.available2022-09-29T16:32:55Z
dc.date.issued2022-04
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/rec.13562
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/7610
dc.description.abstractLake-level regulation that began in 1960 eliminated large fluctuations of Lake Ontario water levels, altering coastal wetland plant communities. More than a half century later, the altered hydroperiod supports dense, monotypic stands of invasive cattail (Typha angustifolia and Typha glauca), which have diminished overall plant community diversity. As a result, Lake Ontario coastal wetlands are less capable of providing many of their traditional ecological functions. One such wetland is Buttonwood Fen, a floating, lake-connected peatland on Lake Ontario’s southern shore near Rochester, NY. We implemented cattailcontrol measures from 2016 to 2018 with the goal of decreasing live and dead cattail biomass and increasing cover of native fen taxa. Site manipulation included removal of dead cattail biomass, cutting new cattail growth when rhizome carbohydrate reserves were at their lowest, and hand-wicking regrowth with herbicide in early fall. Results showed a decrease in live cattail stem density and cover and dead biomass cover, as well as an increase in cover of fen taxa. Although not a replicated study, our results suggest that removing dead cattail biomass and targeted treatment of live cattail stems via cutting and hand-wicking with glyphosate can reduce cattail and improve site quality.en_US
dc.language.isoN/Aen_US
dc.publisherSociety for Ecological Restroationen_US
dc.subjectFenen_US
dc.subjectInvasive Speciesen_US
dc.subjectLake Ontario Wetlandsen_US
dc.subjectRestorationen_US
dc.subjectTypha x glaucaen_US
dc.titleRestoration of a Lake Ontario-connected fen through invasive Typha removalen_US
dc.typeArticle/Reviewen_US
dc.source.journaltitleRestoration Ecology Vol. 30, #4, el13562en_US
dc.description.versionVoRen_US
refterms.dateFOA2022-09-29T16:32:55Z
dc.description.institutionSUNY Brockporten_US
dc.description.departmentDepartment of Environmental Science and Ecologyen_US
dc.description.degreelevelN/Aen_US


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