Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER

Non-indigenous Species Identified at Coastal Marsh Site

Investigators at the Georgia Coastal LTER site on Sapelo Island, Georgia have recently have reported finding several non-indigenous species. Here is a link to the newest find:
http://gce-lter.marsci.uga.edu/lter/research/pr/highlights.htm#mussels

Saltmarsh Snail Farming Fungus on Marsh Grasses

The core finding was that saltmarsh periwinkles cause wounds to green leaves of smooth cordgrass, and saltmarsh ascomycetes then invade the leaf through the wound -- the
fungal mass is subsequently eaten by the periwinkles. It amounts to a simple form of fungal gardening.