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Effects of 1-Year vs. Annual Treatment of Amur Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) in Forests

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Robert E. Loeb ,
Jesse Germeraad ,
Travis Treece ,
Daniel Wakefield  and
Steve Ward
Robert E. Loeb*
Affiliation:
Department of Biology and Forestry, The Pennsylvania State University–DuBois Campus, DuBois, PA 15801
Jesse Germeraad
Affiliation:
Radnor Lake State Natural Area, Nashville, TN 37220
Travis Treece
Affiliation:
Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN 37204
Daniel Wakefield
Affiliation:
Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN 37204
Steve Ward
Affiliation:
Radnor Lake State Natural Area, Nashville, TN 37220
*
Corresponding author's E-mail: rxl5@psu.edu
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Abstract

Amur honeysuckle recovery following treatments annually and only in 1-year, during 2002 to 2009, was compared in the forests of Radnor Lake State Natural Area in Nashville, TN. Annual treatment areas had significantly lower mean Amur honeysuckle plant counts than 1-yr treatment areas for both ≤ 1 m (3.3 ft) and > 1 m plant heights and on both sloped and level areas, except for plants ≤ 1 m tall on level areas, which most likely indicated more soil moisture increasing seedling establishment and root sprouting in the first year after treatment. The significant, positive Pearson's product moment correlations for Amur honeysuckle counts of plants ≤ 1 m tall, with arboreal basal area and with canopy species diversity in the level areas of the annual treatment plots, were also most likely evidence for the importance of greater soil moisture during the first year after treatment for greater Amur honeysuckle recovery. For land managers interested in native vegetation restoration, guidance is provided to plan for long-term, invasive plant species treatment and recovery monitoring.

Keywords

GlyphosateAmur honeysuckle, Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) HerderLong-term invasive treatmentinvasive plant recoverysoil moistureforest canopyurban forestsRadnor Lake State Natural AreaNashvilleTennessee
Type
Case Study
Information
Invasive Plant Science and Management , Volume 3 , Issue 3 , November 2010 , pp. 334 - 339
Copyright
Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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