06 de abril de 2020

Invasive garlic mustard search from Web of Science database from CU library

The paper that I was able to find on the Web of Science database from the CU online library from searching "garlic mustard", "invasive", was titled, "Fungal communities do not recover after removing invasive Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard)" by Anthony et. al and was published in October 2019. Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) is the species that I chose from the EcoQuest list provided in class. Even before I took this botany class, when I was a senior in high school I took a class called Advanced Forest Ecology Research and one of the major topics we covered were invasive species. One of the species that we focused on was garlic mustard, so I was already aware that garlic mustard was an invasive species. This paper that I found pointed out that although eradication efforts have been initiated, there is still a concern on whether "eradication can restore soil microbial communities that are also sensitive to invasion" (Anthony et. al). This is because garlic mustard can "alter soils in ways that promote the invasion process". In addition, "Garlic mustard disrupts mycorrhizas, increases fungal pathogen loads, and elevates soil nutrient availability and soil pH; thus, the fungal community and soil property responses to garlic mustard eradication may be key to restoring ecosystem function in invaded forests" (Anthony et. al). This article is interesting because it puts the focus of trying to resolve the problem with invasive species not only on the invasive species itself but also the surrounding organisms and ecosystems that are directly impacted by the invasive species. After an experiment that spanned three years, it was concluded that, "Overall soil abiotic-biotic restoration was not observed after 3 years of garlic mustard removal. Garlic mustard eradications may therefore not achieve management goals until soil physical, chemical, and biological properties become more similar to uninvaded forested areas or at least more dissimilar to invaded conditions that can promote invasion" (Anthony et. al).
http://apps.webofknowledge.com.ezproxy.cul.columbia.edu/full_record.do?product=UA&search_mode=GeneralSearch&qid=3&SID=7C4Bkug9hFRgJg4tFNs&page=1&doc=5&cacheurlFromRightClick=no

Posted on 06 de abril de 2020, 02:30 AM by deborah620 deborah620 | 0 comentários | Deixar um comentário

03 de abril de 2020

My first experience with iNaturalist

This is just a general post about my first experience with iNaturalist and my experience taking observations. Setting up this account was very straightforward and it was cool to go see other accounts like my professor's to take a look at her lists and see how many plants she had. During our lab period, I went outside for about 15 minutes and walked around my back and front yard to see if I can make any observations of plant or animal species. I was able to make a total of 6 plant species observations and 3 animal species observations. Taking observations with the iNaturalist app was a nice way for me to get some fresh air while also engaging in botany!

Posted on 03 de abril de 2020, 09:18 PM by deborah620 deborah620 | 1 comentário | Deixar um comentário

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