EVENT NOTE: JULY 16, 2023— For residents of Alamance, Orange, and Chatham Counties in North Carolina, the North Carolina Wildlife Federation’s newest chapter, the Tri-County Conservationists, are kicking off their first invasive plant removal event in Chapel Hill, NC. If you live in one of...
between forest and crop. This inverse relationship indicates that the potential role of mouse opossums for pest control depends on the proximity of natural forests to crops. We estimated that the ecosystem service provided by this marsupial may reach up to US$ 31.08 ha−1year−1of native fo...
(ranging from 56.6 to 61.6 vs. from 66.1 to 66.9%, in the control plant). TheH. amplexicauleplant presented the highest NDF values during the experimental period (66.3 to 69.6%). The control plant (U. arrecta) presented the lowest ADF content at 30 days (29.8 vs. 37.8–40.6%). No...
rates of plant damage or infestation by natural enemies are expected to be lower in the new range. Exposing both non-native and native plant populations in the native range, where native herbivores are present, can be used to test whether resistance mechanisms have diverged between populations.Dat...