Paper co-authored by trio of Miamians recognized by WSSA
Published
Paper co-authored by trio of Miamians recognized by WSSA
Published
A paper co-authored by Marco Donoso ‘MS 22, David Gorchov, professor of Biology, and Hanna Leonard ‘22, was recognized by the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) as the 2024 Outstanding Paper - Invasive Plant Science and Management” It was featured on the WSSA website April 1: “Healthy Forests Require Combined Deer and Invasive Shrub Control,” The original paper, “Long-term interactive impacts of the invasive shrub Lonicera maackii and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) on a deciduous forest understory” was published in Invasive Plant Science and Management January 2024. Their research showed that if left unchecked, both overabundant white-tailed deer populations and invasive shrubs like Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) can devastate deciduous native tree regeneration. Yet, a management strategy focused only on deer, or only on invasive shrubs, results in little or no forest health improvement.
