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The River to River Cooperative Weed Management Area is hosting a research and management summit on the invasive Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum) at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. August 11-12, 2010
Japanese stiltgrass, also called Nepalese browntop or eulalia, is an aggressive invader of forested habitats in the eastern United States. This summit will discuss recent research and management techniques and will feature presentations, panel discussions, field trips, and poster sessions. The summit starts on August 11 with afternoon field trips followed by a reception and poster session. The evening concludes with a presentation on the history on Japanese stiltgrass in the United States. On August 12, attendees will have the opportunity to listen to presentations from stiltgrass researchers and management experts as well as take part in panel discussions on management options. This conference will be useful to anyone involved in Natural Resource management or research in the Eastern United States.
Keynote speakers for the summit are Dr. Les Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut/Invasive Plant Atlas of New England and Mike Ielmini, National Invasive Species Program Coordinator, USDA Forest Service.
Presentations
Microstegium vimineum: George Ainslie’s Discovery and What It Means to Us
Les Mehrhoff – UCONN and IPANE
No Silver Bullet: Setting the Stage for the Stiltgrass Symposium
Chris Evans, River to River CWMA
Strategic, Cooperative, and Coordinated Management of Japanese Stiltgrass
Mike Ielmini, USDA Forest Service
Predictive Spatial Model of Japanese Stiltgrass Spread
Angie Shelton, Indiana University
Establishment, Spread, and Seed Viability of Microstegium vimineum in Eastern Forests
Cynthia Huebner, USDA Forest Service
Long-term dynamics and impacts of Microstegium invasion in the Piedmont of New Jersey
Scott Meiners, Eastern Illinois University
Niche limitations of a vigorous exotic invader, Microstegium vimineum, across temperate forest ecotones
Robert Warren, Yale University
Understanding the ecosystem-level effects of stiltgrass: does it set the stage for its own success?
Justin Wright, Duke University
Nitrogen dynamics in a forest understory following invasion by Microstegium vimineum
Jennifer Fraterrigo, University of Illinois
Positive feedbacks on M. vimineum growth through alteration of nitrogen cycling
Marissa Lee, Duke University
Impacts and management of Microstegium vimineum invasions
Luke Flory, Indiana University
Keeping the wolves at bay: Techniques used to slow the spread of Microstegium and other small-seeded invasive plants
Chris Evans, River to River Cooperative Weed Management Area
Panel Discussion - mp3 (40 megabytes) / wma (40 megabytes) / ogg (122 megabytes)
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