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Step 2: Repeat step 1. Remove invasive species, to make room for native species.
Here we have Japanese Knotweed:
“Knotweed forms dense monocultures, with a thick layer of accumulated leaf and fibrous stem litter. A number of mechanisms contribute to its ability to exclude native species; light limitation, alteration in nutrient cycling and allelopa- thy—the ability to suppress growth of a potential plant competitor by releasing toxic or inhibiting chemicals.
Knotweed can contribute both to stream bank erosion and to flooding, when its large, fibrous stems wash into the wa- ter during periods of peak flow. Its rhizomes and shoots can pe*****te asphalt and cracks in concrete. It is most aggres- sive on sites with natural or human disturbance; stream and riverbanks, roadsides and construction sites.
