Effective Management Techniques Found for Pepperweed Threat to Wetlands

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 - 12:31 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Delicate wetland ecosystems that offer important wildlife habitats are threatened from multiple sources. One is the rapid expansion of nonnative, invasive plants that choke out natural species and alter the wetlands. Perennial pepperweed poses such a threat to seasonal wetlands in California and other western states.

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