PRESENCE AND ABUNDANCE OF NATIVE AND INTRODUCED PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS (POACEAE) IN FALMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS

摘要

Falmouth, Massachusetts, a Cape Cod town 6f 11-5 km~2, hasshores on two tidal salt water bodies, Buzzards Bay to the west andNan tucket Sound to the south (Figure 1). The south coast ischaracterized by brackish-to-salt coastal ponds, while narrow inletsand salt marshes, as well as open bays, characterize the west coast.Both coastal habitats and the many inland ponds (ranging in sizefrom 100 m~2 to > one hectare), provide ideal habitat forPhragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steudel (common reed).