Invasive species provide insight into evolutionary processes such as reproductive isolation and allopatric speciation because they are very recently distributed over distant often isolated geographical regions in different parts of the world show remarkable adaptive potential (Callaway & Maron, 2006; Hille Ris Lambers et al., 2013; Lavergne Molofsky, 2007; Maron 2004; Rosche 2019). When an ance...

Phytoremediation is an emerging technology for remediating brownfields, landfills, and other contaminated sites. Many laboratory and field tests have demonstrated that trees and other vegetation can absorb, transform, or contain a variety of contaminants, including soft and heavy metals and volatile organics through hydraulic control, absorption, and mycorrhizal activity in the root zone. But p...

s Research Symposium January 2007 Graduate Student Association Department of Natural Resources Cornell University Charlotte Acharya and Bernd Blossey Invasive species: Can they be controlled? Non-native invasive species are considered a serious ecological and economic threat. Because of this, an increasing amount of resources are being devoted to invasive plant removal. Additionally, within the...