scholarly journals Invasive Plants in Natural Areas: Air Potato (Dioscorea bulbifera)

EDIS ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen F. Enloe ◽  
Ken Langeland
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Plants ◽  
Natural Areas ◽  
Dioscorea Bulbifera ◽  
And Control

This publication discusses impacts, distribution, identification, and control of air potato. Written by Stephen F. Enloe and Ken Langeland, and published by the UF/IFAS Agronomy Department, revised December 2021.

scholarly journals Herbicides to Kill Invasive Trees in Home Landscapes and Surrounding Natural Areas

EDIS ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 (6) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Stephen F. Enloe ◽  
Kenneth Langeland
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Invasive Plants ◽  
Invasive Plant ◽  
Private Property ◽  
Herbicide Application ◽  
Natural Areas ◽  
Property Owners ◽  
Cut Stump ◽  
And Control ◽  
And Training

Several plant species that are invasive in natural areas of public lands also occur on private property. Invasive plants on private property that thrive within both landscaped and surrounding natural areas can serve as a source of infestation to other natural areas. Therefore, property owners are encouraged to remove invasive plant species from both areas. This 5-page fact sheet is a major revision that discusses different herbicides, hand-pulling, stump grinding, foliar herbicide application, cut stump herbicide application, basal bark herbicide application, hack-and-squirt, frill, or girdle herbicide application, licenses and training, and control of specific invasive plants. Written by K. A. Langeland and S. F. Enloe, and published by the UF May 2016. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ag259

scholarly journals Ayude a proteger áreas naturales de Florida contra la invasión de plantas exóticas

EDIS ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 2008 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth A. Langeland
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
Invasive Plants ◽  
Spanish Language ◽  
Natural Areas ◽  
State Laws ◽  
Language Version ◽  
Native Invasive

Circular 1204-Sp, an 8-page illustrated  publication by K.A. Langeland, is the Spanish language version of Circular 1204, “Help Protect Florida’s Natural Areas from Non-Native Invasive Plants.” It describes the problem of weeds in natural areas, federal and state laws regulating plants, official lists of non-native invasive species. It encourages Florida residents to learn to identify invasive plants and to remove them from their property. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, February 2008.

scholarly journals Safe Use of Glyphosate-containing Products in Aquatic and Upland Natural Areas

EDIS ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 2006 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth A. Langeland
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Invasive Plants ◽  
Weed Management ◽  
Invasive Plant ◽  
Publication Date ◽  
Invasive Plant Species ◽  
Original Publication ◽  
Natural Areas ◽  
Natural Area

Land and water managers who apply herbicides to control invasive plant species and other nuisance vegetation strive to minimize environmental impacts as a matter of policy and daily operations. It is, therefore, not surprising that concern has been expressed and many questions asked relative to recent publications by Relyea (2005a, 2005b, 2005c), which implicate use of glyphosate-containing herbicides in global decline of amphibians. The purpose of this article is to put these recent publications in perspective relative to aquatic and terrestrial natural area weed management and explain why land managers should continue to use glyphosate-containing products to protect managed habitats from weeds without concern for unreasonable adverse environmental impacts. This document is SS-AGR-104, one of a series of the Agronomy Department, Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date February 2006.

scholarly journals Biology and Control of Indian Jujube (Ziziphus mauritiana): A Weed to Watch in Florida Pastures and Natural Areas

EDIS ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brent A. Sellers
Keyword(s):  
Ziziphus Mauritiana ◽  
Natural Areas ◽  
Habitat Ecology ◽  
And Control ◽  
Indian Jujube

This publication discusses the identification, habitat, ecology, spread, and control of Indian jujube. Written by Brent Sellers, and published by the UF/IFAS Agronomy Department, revised October 2021.

scholarly journals Integrated Management of Non-Native Plants in Natural Areas of Florida

EDIS ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen F. Enloe ◽  
Kenneth Langeland ◽  
Jason A. Ferrell ◽  
Brent A. Sellers ◽  
Gregory Macdonald
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Plants ◽  
Native Plants ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Active Management ◽  
Native Plant ◽  
Natural Areas ◽  
Animal Communities ◽  
Management Issues

While natural areas are conservation lands that have been set aside for the purpose of preserving (or restoring) native plant and animal communities, they do require active management. One of the greatest management issues in natural areas is invasive plants. This 35-page publication provides land managers in Florida with current methods used to manage non-native plants. Written by Stephen F. Enloe, Ken Langeland, Jason Ferrell, Brent Sellers, and Greg MacDonald, and published by the UF/IFAS Agronomy Department, revised July 2018. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/wg209

Absorption and Translocation of Glyphosate, Metsulfuron, and Triclopyr in Old World Climbing Fern (Lygodium microphyllum)

Weed Science ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey T. Hutchinson ◽  
Kenneth A. Langeland ◽  
Gregory E. MacDonald ◽  
Robert Querns
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Plants ◽  
Foliar Spray ◽  
Florida Everglades ◽  
Natural Areas ◽  
Horizontal Movement ◽  
Old World ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Greenhouse Study ◽  
Herbicide Treatments ◽  
Southern Florida

Old World climbing fern is one of the most invasive plants in natural areas of central and southern Florida. The fern spreads across the landscape by wind-blown spores and invades isolated and undisturbed habitats such as interior portions of the Florida Everglades. Land managers in Florida have reported that multiple herbicide treatments are required to control the fern, which could indicate that herbicides do not translocate throughout the plant in long-established populations. We conducted a greenhouse study to determine the absorption and translocation patterns in Old World climbing fern using the three herbicides most commonly used for management of this plant by land managers in Florida. Using14C-labeled herbicides, we evaluated absorption and translocation of glyphosate (2.25 kg ai ha−1), metsulfuron (0.10 kg ai ha−1), and triclopyr (1.68 kg ai ha−1) in Old World climbing fern using five different application scenarios (cut-and-spray, basal spray, 25% foliar spray, 50% foliar spray, and 100% foliar spray). Triclopyr was absorbed to the greatest extent (60.3%) of applied radioactive compounds compared to glyphosate (31.2%) and metsulfuron (19.8%). The majority of radioactivity remained in treated leaves for all herbicides with only small percentages of the absorbed radioactivity being detected in other plant parts. All three herbicides translocated acropetally and basipitally to some extent. Radioactivity, for the most part, translocated evenly throughout the plants but the greatest amount of radioactivity derived from triclopyr occurred in rhizomes when the cut-and-spray and basal applications were used. The radioactivity in rhizomes derived from glyphosate was greater in those treated using cut-and-spray. Based on autoradiographs, there was limited horizontal movement of any herbicide in the rhizomes of Old World climbing fern which could explain why resprouts are observed several weeks following treatment.

scholarly journals Natural Area Weeds: Invasive Solanum spp. in Florida

EDIS ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
L. T. Markle ◽  
William A. Overholt ◽  
Kenneth A. Langeland
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Plants ◽  
Solanum Species ◽  
Natural Areas ◽  
Natural Area ◽  
Fact Sheet ◽  
Solanum Spp

SS-AGR-312, a 7-page illustrated fact sheet by L. T. Markle, W. A. Overholt, and K. A. Langeland, provides a guide to differentiate the invasive Solanum species, information about the ecology and management of each species, and information on Solanum capsicoides All., which can easily be confused with some of the invasive Solanum species. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, November 2008. SS AGR 312/AG318: Invasive Plants in Natural Areas: Solanum spp. in Florida (ufl.edu)

scholarly journals Mexican Coastal Dunes: Recipients and Donors of Alien Flora

Diversity ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 530
Author(s):  
M. Luisa Martínez ◽  
Gonzalo Castillo-Campos ◽  
José G. García-Franco ◽  
Octavio Pérez-Maqueo ◽  
Gabriela Mendoza-González ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
Invasive Plants ◽  
Invasive Plant ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Coastal Dunes ◽  
Exotic Plants ◽  
Coastal Dune ◽  
Alien Flora ◽  
And Control ◽  
Natural Communities

The invasion of natural communities by exotic plants, which may turn into invasive or potentially invasive, is one of the most severe known threats to biodiversity, and coastal dunes are among the most affected habitats. Mexico’s coastal dunes are abundant and contain high plant biodiversity but attempts to determine the occurrence and impact of exotic plants are absent. First, we explored the number of invasive plant species found on Mexican coastal dunes. Second, we analyzed if the coastal dune flora native from Mexico acts as a source of invasive species worldwide. We found the relevant spread of exotic plants towards and from Mexico, reaching high percentages: 5% of the coastal dune flora are considered exotic plants; this increases to 8.7% when only plants typical of the coastal dune environment are considered. The Mexican coastal dunes flora is also a relevant source of invasive plants affecting all continents. Furthermore, almost half of the 35 worst worldwide invasive plants (according to the Global Invasive Species Database GISD) grow on Mexican coastal dunes, most native to Mexico and invasive elsewhere. Indeed, the worldwide exchange of coastal dune flora between Mexico and the world seems massive, relevant and highlights the need for worldwide and countrywide management and control strategies.

scholarly journals Urbanization increases floral fidelity of pollinators

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sevan Suni ◽  
Erin Hall ◽  
Evangelina Bahu
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Species Diversity ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Invasive Plants ◽  
Plant Species Diversity ◽  
Individual Plant ◽  
Native Plant ◽  
Natural Areas ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Urban Sites

Understanding how urbanization alters functional interactions among pollinators and plants is critically important given increasing anthropogenic land use and declines in pollinator populations. Pollinators often exhibit short-term specialization, and visit plants of the same species during one foraging trip. This facilitates plant receipt of conspecific pollen – pollen on a pollinator that is the same species as the plant on which the pollinator was foraging. Conspecific pollen receipt facilitates plant reproductive success and is thus important to plant and pollinator persistence. We investigated how urbanization affects short term specialization of insect pollinators by examining pollen loads on insects’ bodies and identifying the number and species of pollen grains on insects caught in urban habitat fragments and natural areas. We then assessed possible drivers of differences between urban and natural areas, including frequency dependence in foraging, species richness and diversity of the plant and pollinator communities, floral abundance, and the presence of invasive plant species. Pollinators were more specialized in urban fragments than in natural areas, despite no differences in the species richness of plant communities across site types. These differences were likely driven by higher specialization of common pollinators, which were more abundant in urban sites. Pollinators were also more specialized when foraging on invasive plants across sites, and floral abundance of invasive plants was higher in urban sites. Our findings reveal strong effects of urbanization on pollinator fidelity to individual plant species and have implications for the maintenance of plant species diversity in small habitat fragments. The higher fidelity of pollinators to invasive plants suggests that native species may receive fewer visits by pollinators. Therefore, native plant species diversity may decline in urban sites without continued augmentation of urban flora or removal of invasive species.

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