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Hybrid Beachgrass Discovery: How Does A Newly-Discovered Beachgrass Hybrid Affect Coastal Ecosystems?
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2022
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Description:Invasive beachgrasses on Oregon coastal dunes produce tradeoffs:
They build dunes that protect the coastline from climate change-
induced extreme storms and sea level rise (positive), but these
grasses also outcompete native species (negative). Researchers
have discovered a hybrid beachgrass that has different traits than
its parents and has the potential to build taller dunes, which will
impact the ways that humans interact with beachgrasses and
dunes. In this lesson, students will investigate how the hybrid
differs from its parents, how that may impact ecosystem services,
and will more broadly learn about human-environment
interactions.
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Sea Grant Document Number:ORESU-E-22-004
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Rights Information:CC0 Public Domain
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