these volunteers are fighting back an invasion without the insect pests of disease from their home region several species of brush like #commonbuckthorn grow out of control in local natural areas they build up t

these volunteers are fighting back an invasion without the insect pests of disease from their home region several species of brush like #commonbuckthorn grow out of control in local natural areas they build up t

Do you use #prescribedfire to manage #invasive #commonbuckthorn regrowth after mechanical removal? Does it burn hot enough or does fine fuel limit effectiveness? Schuster et al. (2024) planted #grasses and #forbs after mechanical removal of #buckthorn and... "

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Do you use #prescribedfire to manage #invasive #commonbuckthorn regrowth after mech. removal? Does fine fuel limit effectiveness? Schuster et al planted #grasses & #forbs post removal of #buckthorn & "one year after burning, seeded plots had 72% less woody cover compared to adjacent unseeded plots"!