If you’re in the U.S. you’ve probably seen the tall invasive reed known as phragmites, the scourge of wetlands. It takes over thousands of acres, creating a vast sea of phragmites instead of the diverse habitat that birds and other critters need. But beating phragmites back, as satisfying as it is, isn’t enough to restore a wetland, as researchers in Utah have learned: https://www.npr.org/2024/11/11/nx-s1-5186952/killing-phragmites-wetlands-scourge-native-plants #wetlands #ecology #invasivespecies #science #nature #plants #botany #birds