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IUCN/SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG)/Features
This is a very serious weed of the forest understory on many tropical islands and is present in Samoa, American Samoa and Vanuatu. Cryptostegia grandiflora ... the most destructive invasive plants in the Pacific. It has been a disaster to the forest ecosystem of Tahiti in French Polynesia and has subsequently spread to other islands in French ...
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Invasive Non-Native Plants
November. This tree suppresses growth of grass, garden plants, and forest understory beneath it, at least as far as the drip-line ... , reducing plant diversity and eliminating nest sites for many forest interior species. Control: (2) on ornamentals; (1); on shady sites ... and young trees of the forest understory, eventually killing them, and changing the open structure of the forest into a dense tangle. ...
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Report on invasive plant species in Niue
A dense, monospecific understory of this species was seen growing in full shade beneath the forest canopy on Pohnpei. The ... see it. This is a very serious weed of the forest understory on many tropical islands and should be immediately eradicated if ... . This species is shade tolerant and will spread in the forest understory. It is found mostly along roadsides where cuttings have apparently ...
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Report on invasive plant species on Tonga
This is a very serious weed of the forest understory on many tropical islands and should be immediately eradicated if found. It is present in ... ) was seen at several locations. This species is shade tolerant and will spread in the forest understory. Two other species with similar behavior are Tradescantia spathacea (faina kula, oyster plant, boat plant ...
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Welcome to Forest and Bird
Deer strip the forest understory of palatable species such as broadleaf and five finger, dramatically changing the types of species found over large areas of forest. By eating young seedlings ... establishment of new populations of these species outside their current range must be prevented. Forest & Bird support all methods of deer, chamois, thar and wild pig control, and encourage ...
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John Muir Project - Bush's Forest Fire Plan Does Little to Stop Blazes
Commercial thinning reduces forest canopy cover, eliminating the moist, cool, shaded conditions associated with mature forests. The ... Covington's project did not merely reduce some undergrowth, it totally eliminated the entire forest understory. What's worse, the Fort Valley timber sale, like all commercial logging projects, ...
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WWF - Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forest Ecoregions
In contrast to tropical rain forests, most biodiversity is concentrated much closer to the forest floor. TBMF are ... fragementation, such as breeding songbirds exposed to parasitism or elevated nest predation; many forest understory species are also unable to cross deforested areas; restoration potential for these forests ...
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NATUREANDCO.COM - The Northland Forest Park, New Zealand
Northland Forest Park: The natural environment Kauri Other forest types Wildlife What to see and do in Waipoua Forest in Trounson Kauri Park in Puketi-Omahuta Forest in Warawara Forest in Russell Forest Useful ... large trees such as rimu, rata, taraire, kohekohe, tawa, and pukatea. There is a dense understory of tree ferns, nikau palms, lianas, shrubs, ferns and kauri grass. Wildlife The native ...
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Forest Habitat - Defenders of Wildlife
The forest floor is comprised of soil, dead plants and animals and small plants such as grasses and wildflowers. The understory contains small ... in these forests is very fertile. Plants: The forest floor in temperate deciduous forests supports mosses, ferns and wildflowers and the understory supports a variety of shrubs and ferns. Maple, ...
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Houston Arboretum and Nature Center: Conservation: Habitats: Forest Habitat
Forest Habitat Home Forest Habitat The word "forest" conjures up the idea in everyone's mind ... forest has several layers, each of which has its own set of dominant plant and animal species. Four of the most readily identifiable layers are the canopy, the understory, the shrub layer, and the herb layer. One important part of the forest which many people forget about is the soil. Most forest ...
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