Typha (Cattail) Invasion in North American Wetlands: Biology, Regional Problems, Impacts, Ecosystem Services, and Management

• Published in: Wetlands (Wilmington, N.C.) Vol. 39; no. 4; pp. 645 - 684
• Main Authors: Bansal, Sheel, Lishawa, Shane C., Newman, Sue, Tangen, Brian A., Wilcox, Douglas, Albert, Dennis, Anteau, Michael J., Chimney, Michael J., Cressey, Ryann L., DeKeyser, Edward, Elgersma, Kenneth J., Finkelstein, Sarah A., Freeland, Joanna, Grosshans, Richard, Klug, Page E., Larkin, Daniel J., Lawrence, Beth A., Linz, George, Marburger, Joy, Noe, Gregory, Otto, Clint, Reo, Nicholas, Richards, Jennifer, Richardson, Curtis, Rodgers, LeRoy, Schrank, Amy J., Svedarsky, Dan, Travis, Steven, Tuchman, Nancy, Windham-Myers, Lisamarie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.08.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: anthropogenic activities; Anthropogenic factors; Aquatic ecosystems; Aquatic plants; Biodiversity; biomass; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Bioremediation; case studies; Coastal Sciences; Control methods; Ecology; Ecosystem biology; Ecosystem services; Ecosystems; environmental impact; Environmental Management; Farming systems; fauna; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; habitats; Human influences; Hybridization; Hydrogeology; Hydrologic regime; Hydrology; indigenous species; Introduced species; Invasive species; Landscape Ecology; Leaves; Life Sciences; Mark Brinson Review; Native species; North America; Provisioning; Sediments; Typha; vegetation; Wetland agriculture; wetland plants; Wetlands; United States > US; North America; Great Lakes area; Hydrology; Everglades; Invasive species; Laurentian Great Lakes; ×; Hybrid vigor; Nutrient enrichment; Prairie pothole region

Typha is an iconic wetland plant found worldwide. Hybridization and anthropogenic disturbances have resulted in large increases in Typha abundance in wetland ecosystems throughout North America at a cost to native floral and faunal biodiversity. As demonstrated by three regional case studies, Typha...