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Acknowledgments

We thank the marsh hayers for their patience and information during this project. We thank Russ Hefty of the City of Madison Parks department for facilitating this research and providing access to East Marsh. We thank Dr. Andrew P. Vayda for helpful comments. Funding was provided by a USDA Hatch grant awarded to Dr. Bart.

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Bart, D., Simon, M. Evaluating Local Knowledge to Develop Integrative Invasive-Species Control Strategies. Hum Ecol 41, 779–788 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-013-9610-z

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