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Concern over exotic and invasive species is
increasing and managers are facing labor intensive and expensive control and
eradication costs. Considerable resources are being devoted to control and
eradication of Phragmites across North America. Much of this effort is being
justified by the perception that Phragmites is either an exotic species or
that Phragmites has little useful wetland function. There is an urgent need
for a state-of-the-science synthesis on Phragmites. The objective of this
project is to develop a synthesis of state-of-the-science knowledge of the
ecology and extent of wetland functions of Phragmites australis and provide
the synthesis to the management and conservation community for their use in
decision making. We seek to fill the managers information gap by providing a
synthesis of technical knowledge about the extent of functions (if any), the
expansion ecology, and the genetic status of Phragmites.
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