S. Luke Flory » Ecologist, Indiana University

Aerial view of <i>Microstegium</i> experimental invasion project Native plant community control plot Plot experimentally invaded with <i>Microstegium</i> Senesced <i>Microstegium</i> Tree seedling damaged by voles in <i>Microstegium</i> invaded plot Harvesting and measuring native trees to evaluate the effects of invasion <i>Microstegium</i> seed heads Native tree seeds to be planted in invasion experiment <i>Microstegium vimineum</i> (Japanese stiltgrass) Plot dominated by native species after removal of <i>Microstegium</i> Forest understory invaded by <i>Microstegium</i> Evaluating native plant communities after invasive removal Experiment to evaluate the effects of invasion on native communities across light treatments 17-year periodical cicadas Experiment to evaluate the effects of cicada oviposition on tree performance Nets to exclude cicadas from ovipositing on trees Trees tagged for yearly evaluation of cicada oviposition damage Seedlings for distance from road experimental invasion <i>Elaeagnus umbellata</i> <i>Lonicera maackii</i> />