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Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica)—Biology, Ecology, and Management
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Cogongrass is a major impediment to reforestation efforts in southeast Asia, the number one weed in agronomic and vegetable production in many parts of Africa, and is responsible for thousands of hectares of lost native habitat in the southeastern U.S.Abstract:
Cogongrass is considered to be one of the ten most troublesome and problematic weedy species in the world. This species is found throughout tropical and subtropical regions, generally in areas dist...read more
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Characterisation and Py-GC/MS analysis of Imperata Cylindrica as potential biomass for bio-oil production in Brunei Darussalam
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors systematically looked at the ecological perspective and the availability for bioenergy production from Imperata Cylindrica in Brunei Darussalam Biomass characterisation was carried out to determine the properties and energy content, meanwhile py-GC/MS study was conducted to identify building blocks of value-added chemical from I cylindrica.
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Barriers to natural regeneration in temperate forests across the USA
Daniel C. Dey,Benjamin O. Knapp,Michael Battaglia,Robert L. Deal,Justin L. Hart,Kevin L. O'Hara,Callie J. Schweitzer,Thomas M. Schuler +7 more
TL;DR: For millennia, natural disturbance regimes, including anthropogenic fire and hunting practices, have led to forest regeneration patterns that created a diversity of forest lands across the USA as mentioned in this paper. But dramatic changes in climates, invasive species, and human population, and land use have created novel disturbance regimes that are causing challenges to securing desired natural regeneration.
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A Management Guide for Invasive Plants in Southern Forests
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Invasion success of cogongrass, an alien C4 perennial grass, in the southeastern United States: exploration of the ecological basis
Eric J. Holzmueller,Shibu Jose +1 more
TL;DR: This paper explores seven major ecological hypotheses that explain the invasiveness of cogongrass in the southeastern United States and concludes that diversity—Invasibility (Elton’s) Hypothesis should be considered.
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Seeding ecological restoration of tropical forests: Priority setting under REDD+
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The Imperata grasslands of tropical Asia: area, distribution, and typology
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