URI researcher says invasive plants change ecosystems from the bottom up

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Sep 5, 2017, 3:00 pm173 pts
In a common garden at the University of Rhode Island, Laura Meyerson has been growing specimens of Phragmites – also known as the common reed – that she has collected from around the world. And while they are all the same species, each plant lineage exhibits unique traits.Now Meyerson, a professor of…

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