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Can we predict if a plant species will become exotic?

Plant species become exotic after being accidentally or deliberately transported by humans to a new region outside their native range, where they establish self-perpetuating populations that quickly reproduce and spread. ...

New plant invader takes over Eastern forests

A pretty ornamental shrub from Japan found in many people's yards is sprouting wild in an increasing number of parks and forests across the United States.

Mapping Connecticut's understory from outer space

Distinguishing separate plant species from one another is hard even for human eyes; however, a team of UConn researchers was able to use data from a satellite nearly 500 miles (786km) above Earth's surface to map Connecticut's ...

'Typography as image' gets results on trailside signs

Stewards of parks and wild lands would do well to understand the term "typography as image" and to employ it in practice, according to the results of a new study of how trailside signs influence users' behavior.

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