In the Recovery Plan and subsequent 5-Year Review for northeastern bulrush, USFWS outlined the gaps in our knowledge of the ecology and population dynamics of the species. WPC biologists are now working on a project to help fill those gaps in understanding of the species.
In , we established a long-term monitoring effort to follow populations over a set time to document population size, fluctuations and their relationship to environmental variables like hydrology and light availability. We found that populations can vary in size, ranging from just a few plants to thousands of stems that may occupy an entire vernal pool.
Population sizes also differ dramatically from year-to-year. Because of this year-to-year variability, it is even more important to have multiple consecutive years of monitoring data before drawing conservation and management related conclusions. We found that some of the stresses contributing to population declines, like shading from surrounding upland trees, can be ameliorated through management activities.
We are now following the success of these management efforts. Our monitoring effort is ongoing and we are excited to see what more we can learn about northeastern bulrush. Projects like this species focused monitoring effort are important because they provide us with a more complete understanding of the species that can be translated into conservation measures and management activities to better protect and conserve northeastern bulrush.
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