Lee, which earthworms that we have in the east are not native? Does that include the common earthworm that is found in the NE? Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: Lee Frelich To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 9:04 AM Subject: [ENTS] Re: earthworms and invasive plants
Russ: Thanks--I was aware that the article was going to be published because I was one of the peer reviewers. I downloaded a pdf of it and will send to your e-mail address. We have known that invasive plants are facilitated by earthworms for a few years, but it is difficult field work to do to prove it. I suspect there will be several more papers on this topic in the next few years. In this case, the study shows that European earthworms facilitate invasion of Japanese stiltgrass, barberry and garlic mustard. I suspect the worms also facilitate buckthorn and tatarian honeysuckle. Lee [email protected] wrote: > ENTS....Lee: > > This is a link to a study of earthworms and invasive plants. > > I don't want to pay the $59 to read the entire article but someone in > the list might even subscribe to the publication it is printed in. > > http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bsc/cbi/2009/00000023/00000004/art00029 > > Russ > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
