Lisamarie Windham

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared the available North American literature and data concerning several ecological factors affecting Phragmites in inland freshwater, tidal fresh, and tidal brackish marsh systems.

TL;DR: This paper used historical aerial photography and a global positioning system (GPS) to identify and age Phragmites patches within a high marsh dominated by shortgrass (Spartina patens and Distichlis spicata).

TL;DR: Differences in net metal accumulation and distribution between Phragmites australis and Spartina alterniflora which were growing intermingled in a contaminated low marsh may result from differences in leaf phenology, root-influenced metal availability, or transport of dissolved metals.

TL;DR: Using comparative analysis of the rates of key processes, the net effect of a shift in plant species composition on nitrogen cycles is documented with the example of the rapid expansion of Phragmites australis and its replacement of short grasses in coastal marshes of the eastern United States.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors assess the impact of individual plant species on biomass production and decomposition in salt marshes and find that Phragmites australis (common reed) is approximately three times greater for aboveground biomass, two times higher for below ground biomass, and 30% lower in root: shoot ratio than neighboring populations of S. patens.