Ep. 509 - The Power of Biotic Resistance

In Defense of Plants Podcast

In Defense of Plants

Science & Medicine, Natural Sciences

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Invasive species reduce native biodiversity and hinder an ecosystem's ability to support life, including our own. Managing invasive species can be very challenging, but that doesn't intimidate people like Dr. Mike Schuster. Learn how he and his colleagues are using the ecological principal of biotic resistance to study how some native plants such as rye grasses (genus Elymus) can help control invasive species like buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica). This episode was produced in part by Shad, Maddie, Owen, Linda, Alana, Sigma, Max, Richard, Maia, Rens, David, Robert, Thomas, Valerie, Joan, Mohsin Kazmi Photography, Cathy, Simon, Nick, Paul, Charis, EJ, Laura, Sung, NOK, Stephen, Heidi, Kristin, Luke, Sea, Shannon, Thomas, Will, Jamie, Waverly, Brent, Tanner, Rick, Kazys, Dorothy, Katherine, Emily, Theo, Nichole, Paul, Karen, Randi, Caelan, Tom, Don, Susan, Corbin, Keena, Robin, Peter, Whitney, Kenned, Margaret, Daniel, Karen, David, Earl, Jocelyn, Gary, Krysta, Elizabeth, Southern California Carnivorous Plant Enthusiasts, Pattypollinators, Peter, Judson, Ella, Alex, Dan, Pamela, Peter, Andrea, Nathan, Karyn, Michelle, Jillian, Chellie, Linda, Laura, Miz Holly, Christie, Carlos, Paleo Fern, Levi, Sylvia, Lanny, Ben, Lily, Craig, Sarah, Lor, Monika, Brandon, Jeremy, Suzanne, Kristina, Christine, Silas, Michael, Aristia, Felicidad, Lauren, Danielle, Allie, Jeffrey, Amanda, Tommy, Marcel, C Leigh, Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to the In Defensive Plants podcast, the official podcast of
0:03.7	Indefensiveplants.com. What's up? This is your host, Matt. Welcome to the show. How is everyone
0:07.7	doing this week? Hey, go support In Defensive Plants. There are so many great ways to do that and one of
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0:25.8	show notes over at indefensibleplants.com. Consider supporting the show today because I can't do this
0:30.3	without your support. But today is a very exciting and encouraging conversation, and it has to do with
0:36.0	the idea of invasive species and biotic resistance. My guest today is Dr. Mike Schuster, and it has to do with the idea of invasive species and biotic
0:38.1	resistance. My guest today is Dr. Mike Schuster, and he and his colleagues look at practical
0:43.0	ways to help manage invasive species on the landscape to promote native biodiversity that
0:48.2	supports all wildlife, including ours. And he's doing this through a fascinating method that
0:52.7	involves using native plants
0:54.3	like grasses to fight off invasions of really aggressive species such as European buckthorn.
0:59.9	I don't want to steal any of his thunder. He's really good at talking about very complicated subjects,
1:04.6	and all of this is being made practical and applicable for land managers across scales.
1:09.5	So let's jump right into it. Without further
1:11.4	ado, here's my conversation with Dr. Mike Schuster, welcome to the podcast. I am so excited to pick your brain today,
1:34.2	but first let's start off with an introduction. Tell everyone a little bit about who you are
1:37.6	and what it is you do. Yeah, thanks for having me. I'm excited to talk to you. So, yeah,
1:43.1	I'm a researcher at the University of Minnesota.
1:45.9	I'm part of the Department of Forest Resources and a member of this research center we have there called
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