[Taxacom] Drought has its silver lining (killing off some invasive species)

[Ken Kinman]

Hi All,     The drought in the U.S. is very hard on crops, especially corn (as are higher levels of insect pests after a mild winter).  But it does have a silver lining to it, namely killing back invasive species.  Here's a weblink to an article about two wetlands in central Kansas during the current drought: 
http://www.kansas.com/2012/07/28/2425434/kansas-wetlands-conditions-the.html