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Tamarisk (Tamarix spp.) Establishment in its Most Northern Range

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Erik A. Lehnhoff ,
Fabian D. Menalled  and
Lisa J. Rew
Erik A. Lehnhoff*
Affiliation:
Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, Montana State University, 334 Leon Johnson Hall, Bozeman, MT 59717-3120
Fabian D. Menalled
Affiliation:
Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, Montana State University, 334 Leon Johnson Hall, Bozeman, MT 59717-3120
Lisa J. Rew
Affiliation:
Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, Montana State University, 334 Leon Johnson Hall, Bozeman, MT 59717-3120
*
Corresponding author's E-mail: erik.lehnhoff@montana.edu
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Abstract

Tamarisk, a shrub or small tree native to Eurasia, was introduced to North America in the early 1800s and is now naturalized throughout many riparian areas of the southwestern United States, where extensive research has been conducted. It is a more recent invader to the northern Great Plains, and fewer studies have been conducted on tamarisk ecology and management in this area. The objectives of this research were to investigate the overwintering potential of tamarisk seeds in Montana and the relationship between hydrologic conditions and historic tamarisk establishment. Emergence of seedlings from seeds stored for different time periods at a range of temperatures was evaluated in a greenhouse study. Emergence rates declined after a 7-d storage period, but storage time had no effect on subsequent emergence rates, and seeds stored at −14 C and 5 C had greater emergence rates than those stored at 20 C and 35 C. Patterns in tamarisk establishment were assessed through age and hydrologic data collected from a reservoir (Fort Peck), a regulated river (Bighorn), and an unregulated river (Yellowstone) in Montana. These data indicated that tamarisk establishment at the reservoir was closely related to historic water levels, whereas establishment on rivers was not related to flow. However, data from the rivers indicated that recruitment differed between regulated and unregulated rivers, with the regulated river having less recruitment after the period of initial colonization than the unregulated river. Our results show that tamarisk seeds have the ability to overwinter in Montana and can establish under a range of flow conditions, indicating potential recolonization of sites after tamarisk removal.

Keywords

Tamarisk, species in the genus Tamarix L., primarily Chinese tamarisk, Tamarix chinensis Lour., saltcedar, Tamarix ramosissima Ledeb., and their hybridsDendrochronologyfloodinghydrologyinvasionnoxious weedrecruitmentseedling establishment
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Research
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Invasive Plant Science and Management , Volume 4 , Issue 1 , March 2011 , pp. 58 - 65
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Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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