Ecology informing restoration and restoration informing ecology: Invasion mechanisms and control of Phragmites australis in Great Salt Lake wetlands

By formalizing reciprocal relationships between practitioners and researchers, both restoration and science can be advanced. We use large-scale experimental restorations of Phragmites australis-dominated wetlands on the Great Salt Lake to demonstrate how science and restoration practice can be improved by (1) collaborating with diverse wetland managers to evaluate questions related to P. australis control; (2) providing an interactive mapping website of current P. australis distribution to bring research results to practitioners; and (3) how recent research findings regarding mode of spread of P. australis is being used to reassess current control techniques.