Management Briefs

Invasive species do not exist in a vacuum and therefore cannot be managed effectively without understanding their impacts within native communities, otherwise management may trigger unintended and potentially harmful consequences for native species and ecosystem processes. Six projects of invaded ecosystems within Maryland were developed to highlight the importance of holistically managing ecosystems for invasive species and the importance of emerging technologies and outreach with stakeholders. Six student-led management briefs and presentations were developed, targeting 3 aquatic habitats and 3 terrestrial habitats that span from the mountains to the sea in Maryland:

1. Swallow Falls State Park:  eastern hemlock forest (management brief | presentation)
2. Deep Creek Lake:  inland freshwater (management brief | presentation)
3. C&O Canal National Park:  mesic mixed forest (management brief | presentation)
4. Tuckahoe State Park:  Delmarva Bays wetlands (presentation)
5. Potomac River estuary:  aquatic invasive diseases (presentation)
6. Patuxent River estuary (presentation)