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Tag: invasive species

The Big Pull is back: Saturday April 8

March 31, 2023–Noah Cole

The Big Pull returns, Saturday April 8, from 10 to noon. Help your local wildlife area this Easter Saturday to be rid of invasive Garlic Mustard and protect the plant ...

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2020’s Invasive Moth Disruption

July 23, 2020–Noah Cole

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Ecology•Habitat•Invasive Species

Lymantria dispar dispar moth caterpillar © Washington State Department of Agriculture

In the summer of 2020, many millions of spongy moth (Lymantria dispar dispar, LDD) caterpillars emerged across Ontario, causing ecological concern from North Bay and Sault Ste. Marie to Windsor ...

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Finding Japanese chaff-flower: an unwanted addition to our flora

March 20, 2020–Guest blogger

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Invasive Species

Shoreline of Easter Island © James Kamstra

While strolling through the deciduous forest in September 2018, I looked down when a strange plant caught my eye. What was that? It looked much like Lopseed? Opposite leaves and ...

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Plants at Risk

December 3, 2019–Smera Sukumar

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Species at Risk•Wild Species

Oftentimes when we talk about species at risk, we think about mammals, birds or reptiles and we forget about the many plants that are at risk in our province. That’s ...

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Do Invasive Plants Impact Ecosystem Services?

July 31, 2015–Guest blogger

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Invasive Species•Stewardship and restoration

Dog-strangling vine © Noah Cole

In the Cadotte Lab at the University of Toronto – Scarborough, we examine the causes and consequences of invasion success, biodiversity loss and changes in ecosystem services in Toronto’s Rouge ...

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