The feasibility of commercial-scale co-composting of waste biomass from the control of invasive Acacia species with pine bark waste from the lumber industry, in a blend ratio of 60:40 (v:v), was investigated and compared with previous research on the composting of Acacia without additional...

Reed beds with Phragmites australis (common reed) have been utilized to decrease the water, nutrient, and volatile solids content of sewage sludge. An efficient disposal/reuse option was sought for reed bed biosolids accumulated over a 15-year period at a wastewater treatment facility in New...

Eichhornia crassipes has become the world's worst invasive aquatic weed due to its rapid proliferation rate, ecological adaptability and detrimental effects caused on environment, human health and economic development. A large number of weed management strategies such as physical removal, chemical...

A survey of the earthworms of Guadeloupe was undertaken to improve knowledge of the diversity of native and introduced earthworms of the island and to evaluate native species for use in vermicomposting. Twenty-eight species were found, 8 introduced, 4 uncertain, and 16 presumed native. The...

This article presents findings from the first 3 years of implementing an organic land care training program for landscapers, including landscaper attitudes, lessons learned, and the potential role of extension. Results of a needs assessment as well as discussions with organic practitioners provided ...

Invasive plants can affect native plants through competition or allelopathy, and researchers often use pot experiments as a tool to measure the strength of these interactions. Recently, such pot experiments provided inconsistent estimates of the impact and allelopathic potential of invasive...

Acacias are invasive Fabaceae species that can be composted to produce organic amendments and horticultural substrates. With this aim, big piles were set up with ground and screened acacia residues and pine bark, and managed with different turning frequency, to analyze the physicochemical...

Many efforts to restore disturbed landscapes seek to meet ecological goals over timescales from decades to centuries. It is thus crucial to know how different actions available to restoration practitioners may affect ecosystems in the long term, yet few such data exist. Here, we test the effects of ...