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Mike Schuster

@schusterecology.bsky.social

Plant community ecologist at the University of Minnesota and tabletop game enthusiast. My work focuses on forest restoration, invasive plant management (especially buckthorn), and ecosystem processes.

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Ep. 509 - The Power of Biotic Resistance β€” In Defense of Plants In Defense of Plants' Matt Candeias talks with ecologist Dr. Mike Schuster about using native plants to help manage invasive plants.

I was happy to talk to Matt from #indefenseofplants about my work with #buckthorn and #forest #restoration

www.indefenseofplants.com/podcast/2025...

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Photosynthesis is a solid game and does a nice job demonstrating some elements of community ecology

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Yeah, I backed it.

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Minnesota researchers find that native plants can beat buckthorn on their own turf Virginia wildrye and other thatchy grasses can kill off young buckthorn before it takes over a woods.

Recent article by @startribune.com covering my work on #buckthorn #ecology and #forestmanagement

www.startribune.com/minnesota-re...

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Understory Revegetation Enhances Efficacy of Prescribed Burning after Common Buckthorn (Rhamnus Cathartica) Management The use of prescribed burns to suppress woody invasive species like common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) in temperate deciduous forests is often limited by fin

Recent paper showing how seeding #native C3 grasses increases spread and efficacy of #fire to control #invasive #buckthorn in open woodlands

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Revegetation of Elymus grasses suppresses invasive Rhamnus cathartica in deciduous forest understories Common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) is one of the most widespread invaders of temperate forest and woodland understories in North America. Eradicati…

New paper showing multi-year suppression of #buckthorn by native grasses in #Minnesota #forest #restorations

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