Asian Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) Occurrence at Coarse and Fine Scales in North Carolina and Virginia
Asian bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) is a widespread, invasive, twining vine in eastern North American forests. Factors associated with its local occurrence are well known but seldom reported at geographic scales coarser than research locations. We evaluated its occurrence across a hierarchy of land units ranging from coarse (provinces), intermediate (landscapes), and fine (site) scales in […]
Status Survey of the Federally Endangered Perforate Reindeer Lichen (Cladonia perforata) Throughout Its Known Range in Florida
A range wide status survey of the perforate reindeer lichen (Cladonia perforata) was performed by revisiting known extant and historical sites and searching for new populations. Size of each population was determined and the extent of invasive plant species in the vicinity of Cladonia perforata was also documented. The data was used to update the […]