General Publications and Reports

Provides general resources for invasive species related general publications and reports. See other sections for species specific information:

• Aquatic Species
• Plants
• Animals
• Microbes

General

• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• International
• Organizations

Federal Government

Eco-Logical: An Ecosystem Approach to Developing Infrastructure Projects (March 2006) and (PDF | 2.16 MB)
DOT. Federal Highway Administration.
Eco-Logical was produced by an eight-agency steering team, including FHWA, the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA National Marine Fisheries, the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, and the U.S. Forest Service. The ecosystem approach contained in Eco-Logical shifts the Federal government's traditional focus on individual agency jurisdiction to the integrated actions of multiple agencies. It emphasizes increased voluntary contributions from all stakeholders, including the public, to a collaboratively developed vision of desired future conditions that incorporates ecological, economic, and social factors. It is applied within a geographic framework defined primarily by ecological rather than political boundaries. Eco-Logical will be an important tool for strengthening the link between transportation planning and NEPA.

Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity (May 27, 2008)
U.S. Climate Change Science Program.

Harmful Non-Indigenous Species in the United States (Sep 1993)
Princeton University. Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
Office of Technology Assessment Publication OTA-F-565. Print version available from National Technical Information Service (NTIS).

Invasive Non-native Species: Background and Issues for Congress (Nov 25, 2002; PDF | 391 KB)
Harmful Non-native Species: Issues for Congress (earlier version - Apr 8, 1999)
Penny Hill Press.
Congressional Research Service. Corn, M. Lynne, Eugene H. Buck, Jean Rawson, and Eric Fisher. 

Homeland Security: Management and Coordination Problems Increase the Vulnerability of U.S. Agriculture to Foreign Pests and Disease (May 2006; PDF | 2.31 MB)
Government Accountability Office.
Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-06-644.

Invasive Forest Pests: Lessons Learned from Three Recent Infestations May Aid in Managing Future Efforts (Apr 2006; PDF | 5.72 MB)
Government Accountability Office.
Report to the Chairman, Committee on Resources, House of Representatives. GAO-06-353.

Invasive Forest Pests: Recent Infestations and Continued Vulnerabilities at Ports of Entry Place U.S. Forests at Risk (Jun 21, 2006; PDF | 209 KB)
Government Accountability Office.
Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, Committee on Resources, House of Representatives (Apr 21, 2006). GAO-06-871T.

Invasive Species: A Threat to the Homeland? (PDF | 168 KB)
DOD. Defense Technical Information Center.
U.S. Army War College Strategy Research Project

Invasive Species: Clearer Focus and Greater Commitment Needed to Effectively Manage the Problem (Oct 2002; PDF | 3.58 MB)
Government Accountability Office.
Report to Executive Agency Officials. GAO-03-1.

Invasive Species: Federal and Selected State Funding to Address Harmful, Nonnative Species (Aug 2000; PDF | 1.82 MB)
Government Accountability Office.
Report to Congressional Committees. GAO/RCED-00-219.

Invasive Species: Federal Efforts and State Perspectives on Challenges and National Leadership (Jun 17, 2003; PDF | 178 KB)
Government Accountability Office.
Statement of Barry T. Hill, Director. Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water, Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate. GAO-03-916T.

Invasive Species: State and Other Non-Federal Perspectives on Challenges to Managing the Problem (Sep 5, 2003; PDF | 784 KB)
Government Accountability Office.
GAO-03-1089R.

Invasive Species: Obstacles Hinder Federal Rapid Response to Growing Threat (Jul 2001; PDF | 1.47 MB)
Government Accountability Office.
Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-01-724.

Invasive Species Pathways Working Group: Focus Group Conference Report and Pathways Ranking Guide (June-August 2005) (Jul 2006; PDF | 1.08 MB)
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.
Published by: National Invasive Species Council, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, and NISC Prevention Committee Pathways Work Team

Invasive Species Pathways Working Group: Pathways Ranking Guide and Proceedings Report, Focus Group Conference (Jun 21-22, 2005) (Dec 2005; DOC | 3.33 MB)
USDA. NAL. National Invasive Species Information Center.
Published by: USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; DOI; DOC.

Invasive Species Pathways Team Final Report (Oct 29, 2003; DOC | 315 KB)
USDA. NAL. National Invasive Species Information Center.
Published by: Invasive Species Advisory Committee. Pathways Task Team.

Invasive Species Science Strategy for Department of Interior Lands in the USGS Central Region (Apr 1, 2000; PDF | 815 KB)
DOI. United States Geological Survey.
Compiled by the United States Geological Survey's Invasive Species Working Group.

Invasive Species Stakeholders: Collecting, Sharing and Using Information, Proceedings of a Roundtable (Apr 26, 2000, published Jan 2001; PDF | 815 KB)
USDA. NAL. National Invasive Species Information Center.
Published by: U.S. Department of the Interior; U.S. Department of Agriculture; Charles Valentine Riley Memorial Foundation.

Invasive Species Survey: A Report on the Invasion of the National Wildlife Refuge System (May 2004; PDF | 4.25 MB)
DOI. FWS. National Wildlife Refuge System. Invasive Species Survey Information.

National Management Plan (Jan 2001; PDF | 1.13 MB)
National Invasive Species Council.

National Report on Sustainable Forests -- 2003 (Oct 2003)
USDA. Forest Service.
Report FS-766.

National Strategy and Implemention Plan for Invasive Species Management (Oct 2004; PDF | 733 KB)
USDA. Forest Service.
Report FS-805.

Nonindigenous Species - An Emerging Issue for the EPA, Volume 1: Region/ORG Nonindigenous Species Workshop Report (May 2001; PDF | 337 KB)
Environmental Protection Agency.

Nonindigenous Species - An Emerging Issue for the EPA, Volume 2: A Landscape in Transition: Effects of Invasive Species on Ecosystems, Human Health, and EPA Goals (May 2001; PDF | 557 KB)
Environmental Protection Agency.

Our Living Resources: A Report to the Nation on the Distribution, Abundance, and Health of U.S. Plants, Animals, and Ecosystems (1995)
DOI. USGS. National Biological Survey.
Includes Non-Native Species section.

Position Paper: Invasive Species (Jan 2005; PDF | 38 KB)
USDA. Forest Service.

Safeguarding American Plant Resources
Safeguarding Review Report (Jul 1, 1999)
National Plant Board.
A Stakeholder Review of the APHIS-PPQ Safeguarding System, conducted by the National Plant Board.

State of the Region: Non-Native Invasive Species (Aug 2003; DOC | 1.8 MB)
USDA. Forest Service. Eastern Region. Non-Native Invasive Species Program.

Status and Trends of the Nation's Biological Resources
DOI. USGS. Biological Resources Division.
Includes section on Nonindigenous species.

Survey of Non-Native Species Databases (Apr 2006; PDF | 310 KB)
DOI. USGS. National Institute of Invasive Species Science.
Published by: Colorado State University. Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory and Heinz Center.

The Impact of Invasive Species on Reptiles and Amphibians
DOI. USGS. Western Ecological Research Center.
Prepared by Dr. Jeffrey E. Lovich.

State Government

Biological Control Annual Reports
California Department of Food and Agriculture.

The Status of Nonindigenous Species in the South Florida Environment - 2008 South Florida Environmental Report (Mar 2008; PDF | 5.7 MB)
Florida Department of Environmental Protection and South Florida Water Management District.

University/Academic

Biodiversity and Conservation: A Hypertext Book - Chapter 14: Exotic Introductions
University of California - Irvine. School of Biological Sciences. Peter J. Bryant.

Bio-invasions: Breaching Natural Barriers (1998)
Washington Sea Grant Program.

Glossary of Expressions in Biological Control
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Science.

Nonindigenous Aquatic and Selected Terrestrial Species of Florida: Status, Pathway and Time of Introduction, Present Distribution, and Significant Ecological and Economic Effects
University of Florida. IFAS. Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants.
James A. McCann, Lori N. Arkin, James D. Williams, National Biological Service, Gainesville, Florida.

International

100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species: A Selection from the Global Invasive Species Database (Updated Nov 2004; PDF | 600 KB)
World Conservation Union. Invasive Species Specialist Group.

Africa Invaded: The Growing Danger of Invasive Alien Species - Part 1 (PDF | 7.2 MB) and Part 2 (2004; PDF | 6.0 MB)
Global Invasive Species Programme.

Global Strategy on Invasive Alien Species (2001; PDF | 714 KB)
Global Invasive Species Programme.

Invasive Alien Species - A Toolkit of Best Prevention and Management Practices (Sep 2001)
CAB International.

Invasive Alien Species in South America: National Reports & Directory of Resources (2005; PDF | 450 KB) (French, Spanish, Portuguese and English)
Global Invasive Species Programme.

Invasive Species and Poverty: Exploring the Links (Sep 2006; PDF | 2.25 MB)
Global Invasive Species Programme.

Invasive Species Threats in the Caribbean Region: Report to the Nature Conservancy (Aug 2003; PDF | 723 KB)
Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network.

IUCN Policy Recommendations Papers for the Sixth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP6)
World Conservation Union.
Apr 7-19, 2002
The Hague, Netherlands

• Alien species that threaten ecosystems, habitats or species - Recommendations (Apr 2002; DOC | 158 KB)
• Alien species that threaten ecosystems, habitats or species, Explanatory note on terminology and definitions used in the " IUCN Guidelines for the Prevention of Biodiversity Loss caused by Alien Invasive Species" (Apr 2002; DOC | 86 KB)

Management Guidelines for Invasive Alien Species in Canada's National Parks
Ecospheric Ethics.
Prepared for: Parks Canada. National Parks Branch.

Non-native Marine Species in British Waters
Joint Nature Conservation Committee (United Kingdom).

The Ecological and Socio-economic Impact of Invasive Alien Species on Inland Water Ecosystems (PDF | 252 KB)
Convention on Biological Diversity.

Pilot Assessments: The Ecological and Socio-economic Impact of Invasive Alien Species on Inland Ecosystems (Nov 3, 2003; PDF | 245 KB)

Tackling Biological Invasions Around the World: Regional Responses to the Invasive Alien Species Threat (2004; PDF | 2.2 MB)
Global Invasive Species Programme.

The Great Reshuffling: How Alien Species Help Feed the Global Economy (2001; PDF | 7.7 MB)
The World Conservation Union (IUCN).
Editor: Jeffrey A. McNeely, Chief Scientist

The threat posed by pest animals to biodiversity in New South Wales (2007; PDF | 1.83 MB)
Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre, Canberra (Australia).
This report attempts to quantify the impact of invasive animals on biodiversity and shows that they are a major cause of biodiversity decline in New South Wales, Australia. It illustrates the problem's scale in terms of the number and range of native species at risk. This report provides a long-overdue baseline on invasive animals that can be used to make informed management and policy decisions into the future.

Turning Back The Tide: The Invasive Species Challenge (Dec 8, 2004)
Parliament of Australia.
Report on the regulation, control and management of invasive species and the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Invasive Species) Bill 2002

Organizations

Alien Invaders (Sep 2004)
MarineBio.org.
Chapter 10 in Essays on Wildlife Conservation, Peter B. Moyle and Steve Ellsworth.

America's Least Wanted: Alien Species Invasions of U.S. Ecosystems (1996)
NatureServe.

An Ounce of Prevention: How to Stop Invasive Insects and Diseases from Devastating U.S. Forests (Feb 2007; 600 KB)
Nature Conservancy. Global Forest Partnership, Forest Health Program.

Biodiversity and Invasive Species Publications
Environmental Law Institute.

Biological Invasions: Congress Takes a Second Look (Sep 1995)
Northeast Midwest Institute.
Published by: Allegra Cangelosi.

Biological Invasions: Recommendations for U.S. Policy and Management - Position Paper (Mar 2, 2006; PDF | 362 KB)
Ecological Society of America.

Bioinvaders of the Sonoran Desert (Winter 2002; PDF | 2.07 MB)
Sonoran Institute.

Bioinvasions: Stemming the Tide of Exotic Species (1998)
World Resources Institute.

Filling the Gaps: Ten Strategies to Strengthen Invasive Species Management in Florida (2004)
Environmental Law Institute.

Halting the Invasion: State Tools for Invasive Species Management (Aug 2002)
Environmental Law Institute.
Note: Fee for full report, free download of Table of Contents and Introduction.

Harmful Invasive Species: Legal Responses (2004)
Environmental Law Institute.

Hidden in Plain Sight: The Role of Plants in State Wildlife Action Plans (2008)
NatureServe.

Invasive Species - An Ongoing Series
Environment and Energy Publishing. Land Letter: The Natural Resources Weekly Report.

• Invasive Species: Closing the Door to Exotic Hitchhikers (Nov 30, 2006; PDF | 573 KB)
• Invasive Species: Federal, State Agencies Struggle with Best Programs to Protect Forest Health (Dec 7, 2006; PDF | 731 KB)
• Invasive Species: Great Lakes, Mississippi River are Front Lines for Efforts Against Aquatic Invaders (Dec 14, 2006; PDF | 336 KB)
• Invasive Species: Tamarisk, Cheatgrass Worsen Southwest's Biggest Resource Problems (Dec 14, 2006; PDF | 286 KB)
• Invasive Species: Many Bills Introduced to Address Problems, but Few Make it Through Congress (Dec 21, 2006; PDF | 300 KB)
• Invasive Species: More Aggressive Import Screening is Cost-effective, Says Study (Dec 21, 2006; PDF | 524 KB)

Invasive Species Control: A Comprehensive Model State Law (2004)
Environmental Law Institute.

Integrated Pest Management: Current and Future Strategies - Interpretive Sumary (Jun 2003; PDF | 74 KB)
Council for Agricultural Science and Technology.
(requires subscription or fee for full report)

Invasive Insects, Pathogens and Plants in Western and Pacific Island Forests - Final Report (Jul 2002; PDF | 2.13 MB)
Western Forestry Leadership Coalition.
Prepared by: INTECS International Inc. William M. Ciesla.

Invasive Pest Species: Impacts on Agricultural Production, Natural Resources, and the Environment (Mar 2002)
Council for Agricultural Science and Technology.
Issue Paper Number 20.

Invasive Species: Responses Needed to an Accelerating National Problem (Dec 7-8, 2000)
National Council for Science and the Environment.
A. Gordon Brown, National Invasive Species Council
Background Issue Paper on Invasive Species for National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment.

Invasive Species Web Report (Feb 2001)
National Conference of State Legislatures. Environment, Energy, and Transportation Program.

National Ecological Observatory Network project (NEON) - Addressing the Nation's Environmental Challenge (2003)
National Academy of Sciences. National Academies Press and National Ecological Observatory Network.

Paying for Protection from Invasive Species (Fall 2002)
Issues in Science and Technology.
International Center for Technology Assessment. Peter T. Jenkins.

Predicting Invasions of Nonindigenous Plants and Plant Pests (2002)
National Academy of Sciences. National Academies Press.

Rationale, Blueprint, and Expectations for the National Ecological Observatory Network (Mar 25, 2003; PDF | 437 KB)
American Institute of Biological Sciences. Infrastructure for Biology at Regional to Continental Scales Working Group.

Silent Invasion: A Call to Action (Oct 2002; PDF | 803 KB)
National Wildlife Refuge Association.

The National Invasive Species Act: An Information Update by the Union of Concerned Scientists (Aug 2002; PDF | 72 KB)
Union of Concerned Scientists.

The Nature Conservancy’s Invasive Species Initiative (Jan 2003; PDF | 582 KB)
Nature Conservancy.

The North American Mosaic: A State of the Environment Report (Jan 7, 2002; PDF | 8.06 MB)
North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation.

The Science of Invasive Species (Nov 2001; PDF | 100 KB)
Union of Concerned Scientists.

Southern Appalachian Assessment Terrestrial Resources Technical Report - Chapter 6: Effects to Southern Appalachian Assessment Forest Ecosystems from Native and Exotic Pests (Jul 1996; PDF | 916 KB)
University of Tennessee. Southern Appalachian Man and the Biosphere Program.

The State of the Nation's Ecosystems 2008 (Jun 17, 2008)
H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment.

The State of the Nation’s Ecosystems: Measuring the Lands, Waters, and Living Resources of the United States 2002 (includes 2005 update)
H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment.

Under Siege: Invasive Species on Military Bases (Oct 2005; PDF | 4.28 MB)
National Wildlife Federation.

Valuing Ecosystem Services: Toward Better Environmental Decision-Making (2004)
National Academy of Sciences. National Academies Press.
Committee on Assessing and Valuing the the Services of Aquatic and Related Terrestrial Ecosystems.