Research Topic: A Paradigm Shift: Re-Evaluating Phragmites and Phragmites Management in Terms of Coastal Resilience
Overview Coastal wetlands of the Delaware River Estuary and much of North America are converting at a rapid pace to near-monocultures of the invasive lineage of the common reed Phragmites australis (hereafter Phragmites). Unfortunately, we know surprisingly little about how Phragmites invasion affects coastal blue carbon, specifically carbon (C) sequestration or soil C processes (e.g. […]