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Testing salt stress on aquatic plants: effect of salt source and substrate by Tootoonchi, Mohsen, Gettys, Lyn A.

“…The purpose of this study was to examine the use of industrial sand and commercial salts for mimicking brackish systems in laboratory and greenhouse…”
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Salt tolerance assessment of aquatic and wetland plants: increased salinity can reshape aquatic vegetation communities by Tootoonchi, Mohsen, Gettys, Lyn A., Ferrell, Jason A., Erickson, John E., Bhadha, Jehangir H.

“…Salinization is a great threat to wetlands and freshwater ecosystems. Increased salinity can disturb native aquatic vegetation and provide an empty niche for…”
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Macrophyte coverage drives microbial community structure and interactions in a shallow sub-tropical lake by Barbosa, Maximiliano, Lefler, Forrest W., Berthold, David E., Gettys, Lyn A., Leary, James K., Laughinghouse, H. Dail

“…Shallow lakes are typically dominated by macrophytes, which have important functional roles regulating trophic conditions and creating biological habitat…”
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A population genetics approach for the study of fluridone resistance in hydrilla by Gettys, Lyn, Leon, Ramon

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A Rose Is a Rose Is a Rose... Or Is It? Ecotypes versus Locally Sourced Plants for Aquatic Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Projects by Gettys, Lyn A.

“…Horticulturists and agronomists have a long history of using selective breeding to take advantage of intraspecific (within-species) variation with the goal of…”
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Novel tools and best practices for education about invasive alien species by Verbrugge, Laura, Dawson, Murray, Gettys, Lyn, Leuven, Rob, Marchante, Hélia, Marchante, Elizabete, Nummi, Petri, Rutenfrans, Annerie, Schneider, Katrin, Vanderhoeven, Sonia

“…Increasing public awareness is a prerequisite for successful management of invasive alien species (IAS). Environmental education can play an important role in…”
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Hybridization between native and invasive Nymphoides species in the United States by Harms, Nathan E., Thum, Ryan A., Gettys, Lyn A., Markovich, Ian J., French, Anna, Simantel, Leah, Richardson, Rob

“…The presence of hybrid genotypes resulting from the mating of native and invasive species poses numerous problems to invasive species managers, including…”
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Breaking Bad: Native Aquatic Plants Gone Rogue and the Invasive Species That Inspire Them by Gettys, Lyn A.

“…Conventional wisdom suggests that native aquatic plants have evolved to fill a specific ecological niche, and that their growth is regulated by environmental…”
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Classical biological control and apparent competition: Evaluating a waterhyacinth invaded community module by Tipping, Philip W., Smith, Melissa C., Lake, Ellen C., Minteer, Carey R., Goode, Ashley B. C., Foley, Jeremiah R., Gettys, Lyn A., Corley, Juan

“…The scope and complexity of interactions within community food webs necessitates their simplification to a community module scale for conducting empirical…”
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Comparing the Invertebrate Communities and the Decomposition Dynamics Between Dead Native and Non-Native Trees in a Seasonal Everglades Wetland by Tipping, Philip W, Martin, Melissa R, Rayamajhi, Min B, Pratt, Paul D, Gettys, Lyn A

“…A 6-year time-series study in the Western Everglades region of Florida, United States examined the influence of woody debris from two tree species on…”
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Ecotypes of Aquatic Plant Vallisneria americana Tolerate Different Salinity Concentrations by Tootoonchi, Mohsen, Gettys, Lyn A, Thayer, Kyle L, Markovich, Ian J, Sigmon, Joseph W, Sadeghibaniani, Shabnam

“…Increased salinity caused by saltwater intrusion or runoff from de-icing salts can severely affect freshwater vegetation and deteriorate aquatic ecosystems…”
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Insect Herbivores Associated with Nymphaea mexicana (Nymphaeaceae) in Southern United States: Potential Biological Control Agents for South Africa by Reid, Megan K., Coetzee, Julie A., Hill, Martin P., Diaz, Rodrigo, Gettys, Lyn A., Cuda, James P., Reid, Christopher S.

“…Nymphaea mexicana Zuccarini (Nymphaeaceae) (Mexican waterlily) is an emergent floating-leaved aquatic plant from the southeastern USA that is invasive in South…”
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Biological control increases the susceptibility of melaleuca quinquenervia to fire by Tipping, Philip W., Martin, Melissa R., Gettys, Lyn A.

“…A field experiment evaluating herbivory from biological control agents on Melaleuca quinquenervia saplings experienced a wildfire, which resulted in post-fire…”
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Genetic control of white flower color in scarlet rosemallow (Hibiscus coccineus Walter) by Gettys, Lyn A

“…Scarlet rosemallow (Hibiscus coccineus Walter) is a diploid, perennial, erect, and woody shrub. The species is a desirable inclusion in home landscapes because…”
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Assessing the risk of Eccritotarsus eichhorniae to pickerelweed, Pontederia cordata in North America by Tipping, Philip W., Foley, Jeremiah R., Gettys, Lyn A., Minteer, Carey A.

“…The mirid Eccritotarsus eichhorniae is a newly described species with potential as a biological control agent for water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes, in…”
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Persistence of Biological Control Agents in Waterhyacinth Following Herbicide Application by Goode, Ashley B. C., Tipping, Philip W., Gettys, Lyn A., Knowles, Brittany K., Valmonte, Ryann J., Pokorny, Eileen

“…In Florida, waterhyacinth (Pontederia [Eichhornia] crassipes) (Martius) Solms Laubach (Pontederiaceae) is primarily controlled by herbicides, but overall…”
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A gall-forming biological control agent suppresses vegetative growth of an invasive tree by Tipping, Philip W., Martin, Melissa R., Gettys, Lyn A.

“…Attack by the gall-forming biological control agent Lophodiplosis trifida Gagné (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), reduced Melaleuca quinquenervia sapling height by…”
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Evaluating the Effects of Acetic Acid and d-Limonene on Four Aquatic Plants by Gettys, Lyn A., Thayer, Kyle L., Sigmon, Joseph W.

“…The foundation of most aquatic weed management programs in Florida is synthetic herbicides because many of these U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…”
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Host range of Lepidelphax pistiae (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) and its potential impact on Pistia stratiotes L. (Araceae) by Goode, Ashley B. C., Minteer, Carey R., Foley, Jeremiah R., Tipping, Philip W., Valmonte, Ryann J., Knowles, Brittany K., Gettys, Lyn A.

“…Pistia stratiotes L. (Araceae) is a floating aquatic plant that has become invasive in Florida. It is primarily controlled with herbicides, but two biocontrol…”
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Nuisance to Invasive Ornamentals: Proceedings from the ASHS Invasive Plants Research Group 2020 Workshop by Schnelle, Michael A., Gettys, Lyn A.

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