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Mn/Model, a GIS-based model for site prediction in Minnesota, performed adequately for northeastern Minnesota; but the more numerous Woodland tradition sites used to derive the models overwhelmed the older Paleoindian/Archiac sites.
Status: Complete
Publish Date: July 18, 2002
Researcher: George (Ripp) Rapp
Research Report: 2002-10
Phalaris arundinacea (reed canary grass), a fast-growing, rhizomatous perennial grass, is a major concern for wetland restorations in the northern US because establishment by P. arundinacea often precludes colonization by sedge meadow vegetation in ...
Status: Complete
Publish Date: July 15, 2004
Researcher: Susan Galatowitsch
Research Report: 2004-36
Analysis of genetic diversity and population differentiation determines how diverse natural populations are and how closely related they are to one another, which can provide clues concerning adaptation for restoration projects. This research ...
Status: Complete
Publish Date: November 04, 2005
Researcher: Nancy Ehlke
Research Report: 2005-46
Researchers investigated the effectiveness of the recently discovered biological control agent PST for the control of Canada thistle in roadside rights-of-way and prairie wetland restoration systems, and found that an integrated management system ...
Status: Complete
Publish Date: September 28, 2007
Researcher: Donald Wyse
Research Report: 2007-38
Mn/DOT District 4 staff used a new sampling procedure to locate and measure infestations of noxious weeds and concluded that examining a greater number of much smaller areas, selected with regard to ecozone, was more accurate and would allow for ...
Status: Complete
Publish Date: October 10, 2007
Researcher: Donald Wyse
Research Report: 2007-42
Phalaris arundinacea invades sedge meadow restorations, forming persistent monotypes that prevent community establishment. Eradicating Phalaris, however, leaves restored ecosystems prone to reinvasion. In order to restore desired plant communities, ...
Status: Complete
Publish Date: January 10, 2008
Researcher: Susan Galatowitsch
Research Report: 2008-04
Researchers have identified that legumes and the level of nitrogen they can contribute are integral to prairie development. MnDOT includes a number of indigenous legumes in its roadside vegetation and wetland restoration plant mixes. Better ...
Status: Complete
Publish Date: September 16, 2008
Researcher: Peter Graham
Research Report: 2008-48
Machinery passing over the right of way during highway construction results in severe soil compaction, which complicates storm water management and requires the purchase of additional land for retaining ponds. Researchers used deep tilling on a ...
Status: Complete
Publish Date: January 01, 2008
Researcher: Jonathan Chaplin
Research Report: 2008-01
Researchers evaluated the environmental effects of chemicals leached from tire shreds placed below the groundwater table for use as a lightweight fill in wet road bases. They found an increase in surface and groundwater concentrations of various ...
Status: Complete
Publish Date: January 01, 2009
Researcher: Robert Edstrom
Research Report: 2009-02
Many if not most urban forestry successes and failures begin at the planning stage. The intent of this design manual is to replace as many of the subjective decisions made during street tree design and plant selection with objective criteria. The ...
Status: Complete
Publish Date: August 22, 2008
Researcher: Gary Johnson
Research Report: 2008-32