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To assess the impacts of goat browsing on native vegetation during invasive plant management, particularly focusing on the invasive shrub Rhamnus cathartica.

February 2, 2026Restoration EcologyOpen Access

The enemy of my enemy: concomitant impacts of goat browsing on native vegetation during invasive plant control

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To assess the impacts of goat browsing on native vegetation during invasive plant management, particularly focusing on the invasive shrub Rhamnus cathartica.
Conducted experimental tests on deciduous-woodland understory plant communities
Assessed immediate and long-term effects of goat browsing on Rhamnus cathartica and native plant diversity
Monitored changes in plant diversity and abundance one year post-browsing
Goat browsing led to an immediate reduction in Rhamnus cathartica abundance and decline in native plant diversity
One year later, both Rhamnus cathartica and native plants had recovered
Native plant diversity increased in the year following browsing, potentially due to reduced dominance of woody species

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Experimental testing reveals both short- and long-term effects of goat browsing on native plants during invasive shrub control.

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Marchetto et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6980fc17c1c9540dea80de7d https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.70338

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The enemy of my enemy: concomitant impacts of goat browsing on native vegetation during invasive plant control

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