Thank you to Mincy Moffett for passing this along. Microstegium vimineum (Japanese Stilt Grass) is a plant almost all of us have a tough time dealing with. A new study published in Ecology has found that Microstegium also affects arachnid predators as wolf spiders thrive in the grass. As their populations grow, more spiders then feed on young American toads, ultimately reducing the amphibian’s…
Month: November 2014
NY Times Article discussess Conflicts of Novel and Traditional Conservation Strategies
This article has been making the rounds lately, but for those that haven’t had a chance to read it. In anticipation of Climate Change, some have been proposing new approaches in conservation such as moving species to new ranges, actively managing wilderness areas, and using non-natives as surrogates for extinct species. However, others prefer to focus on protecting wilderness and classical restoration that keeps ecosystems…
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