Invasive Species
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Since earliest times, humans have deliberately or inadvertently
moved organisms from one place to another. Most of our food and
forestry crops and domesticated animals, for example, are introduced
species, cultivated far beyond their normal ranges. In recent
years, though, the rate of such translocations has increased
dramatically because of greater movement of the human population,
providing numerous new pathways for unintended movement of organisms.
Not all introduced species are able to spread successfully and
become invasive; most quickly succumb in their new environments.
However, when species are introduced into environments free of
the diseases and predators they faced in their native habitat,
or when species grow and reproduce more rapidly than similar
organisms in their new habitat, they may pose a significant threat
to local ecosystem functions and biodiversity or even cause harm
to human health. Their economic impact can be substantial; it
reaches billions of dollars each year in the United States alone.
This Tracer Bullet lists selected books and other resources related
to the many aspects of invasive species. Not intended to be a
comprehensive bibliography, it is intended–as the name
of the series implies–to put the reader “on target.”
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Bright, Chris. Bio-invasions: the spread of exotic species.
World watch, v. 8, July/Aug. 1995: 10-19.
HC79.E5W674 and Pamphlet
box <SciRR>
Burdick, Alan. The truth about invasive species. Discover, v.
26, May 2005: 34-41, 85.
Q1.D57 and Pamphlet box <SciRR>
Campbell, Faith Thompson. Killer pigs, vines, and fungi: alien
species threaten native ecosystems. Endangered species technical
bulletin, v. 19, Sept. 1994: 3-5.
Pamphlet box <SciRR>
McGrath, Susan. Attack of the alien invaders. National geographic,
v. 207, Mar. 2005: 92-117.
Pamphlet box <SciRR>
McNeely, Jeffrey A. Strangers in our midst: the problem of invasive
alien species. Environment, v. 46, July/Aug. 2004: 16-31.
Pamphlet box <SciRR>
Reichard, Sarah Hayden, and Peter S. White. Invasion biology:
an emerging field of study. Annals of the Missouri Botanical
Garden, v. 90, no. 1, 2003: 64-66.
QK1.M65 and Pamphlet box <SciRR>
Stein, Bruce A., and Stephanie R. Flack, eds. America’s
least wanted: alien species invasions of U.S. ecosystems. Arlington,
VA, The Nature Conservancy, 1996. 31 p.
Pamphlet box <SciRR>
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Subject headings used by the Library of Congress, under which
books on invasive species can be located in most card, book, and
online catalogs, are listed below. Many of these subject headings
may be subdivided.
Highly Relevant
NONINDIGENOUS PESTS
ALIEN PLANTS
ANIMAL INTRODUCTION
BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
INVASIVE PLANTS
PLANT INVASIONS
Relevant
INTRODUCED BIRDS
INTRODUCED FISHES
INTRODUCED MAMMALS
INTRODUCED ORGANISMS
NONINDIGENOUS AQUATIC PESTS
NOXIOUS WEEDS
PEST INTRODUCTION
PLANT INTRODUCTION
Related
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY CONSERVATION
DISCHARGE OF BALLAST WATER
EXOTIC ANIMALS
EXOTIC FISHES
EXOTIC FORESTRY
EXOTIC PLANTS
NATURAL SELECTION
NATURE CONSERVATION
WEEDS
See also more specific topics such as “Brown Tree Snake,” “Bufo Marinus,” “Gypsy Moth,” “Hemlock Woolly Adelgid,” “Hydrilla,” “Kudzu,” “Purple Loosestrife,” “Zebra Mussel,” etc.
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Baskin, Yvonne. A plague of rats and rubbervines: the
growing threat of species invasions. Washington, Island Press/Shearwater
Books, c2002. 377 p.
“A SCOPE--GISP project.”
Bibliographic notes: p. 321-354.
QH353.B28 2002 <SciRR>
Biological invasions: a global perspective. Edited by J. A. Drake
and others. Chichester, New York, Published on behalf of the Scientific
Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) of the International
Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU) by Wiley, c1989. 525 p. (SCOPE
report, 37)
Papers from a number of national and international workshops resulting from
a SCOPE program on the ecology of biological invasions initiated in mid-1982.
Includes bibliographies.
QH353.B56 1989
Biological pollution: an emerging global menace. Edited by Kerry
O. Britton. St. Paul, MN, American Phytopathological Society, c2004.
113 p.
Includes bibliographies.
SB990.B56 2003
Bright, Chris. Life out of bounds: bioinvasion in a borderless
world. New York, Norton, c1998. 287 p. (Worldwatch environmental
alert series)
Bibliography: p. 227-278.
QH353.B75 1998
Elton, Charles S. (Charles Sutherland). The ecology of invasions
by animals and plants. With a foreword by Daniel Simberloff. Chicago,
University of Chicago Press, 2000. 181 p.
Originally published: London, Methuen, c1958. With a new foreword.
Bibliography: p. 160-174.
A classic work, by one of the founders of modern ecology. Simberloff’s
foreword evaluates Elton’s work based on scientific advances since this
pioneering title was published.
QH541.E4 2000
Invasive species in a changing world. Edited by Harold A. Mooney
and Richard J. Hobbs. Washington, Island Press, c2000. 457 p.
“A Project of SCOPE: The Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment.”
Includes bibliographies.
QH353.I59 2000
Todd, Kim. Tinkering with Eden: a natural history of exotics
in America. New York, W. W. Norton, c2001. 302 p.
Bibliography: p. 267-285.
QL86.T64 2001
Van Driesche, Jason, and Roy Van Driesche. Nature out of
place: biological invasions in the global age. Washington, Island Press,
c2000. 363 p.
Bibliography: p. 307-308.
QH353.V36 2000
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Titles about Particular Geographical Areas
Alien invaders in Canada’s waters, wetlands, and forests. Edited by Renata Claudi, Patrick Nantel, and Elizabeth Muckle-Jeffs.
Ottawa, Canadian Forest Service, Science Branch, c2002. 320 p.
Includes bibliographies.
SB990.5.C3A45 2002
Biogeography of Mediterranean invasions. Edited by R. H. Groves
and F. di Castri. Cambridge, Eng., New York, Cambridge University
Press, 1991. 485 p.
Includes bibliographies.
QH353.B54 1991
Cox, George W. Alien species in North America and Hawaii: impacts on natural
ecosystems. Washington, Island Press, c1999. 387 p.
Bibliography: p. 315-357.
SB990.5.U6C68 1999
Devine, Bob. Alien invasion: America’s battle with non-native
animals and plants. Washington, National Geographic Society, c1998.
280 p.
QH353.D48 1998
Invasive aquatic species of Europe: distribution, impacts,
and management. Edited by Erkki Leppäkoski, Stephan Gollasch,
and Sergej Olenin. Dordrecht, Boston, Kluwer Academic Publishers,
c2002. 583 p.
Bibliography: p. 548-583.
SH174.5.I58 2002
Invasive species in the Pacific: a technical review and draft regional
strategy. Technically edited by Greg Sherley. Samoa, South Pacific Regional Environment
Programme, 2000. 190 p.
Includes bibliographies.
QH353.I597 2000
Low, Tim. Feral future: the untold story of Australia’s exotic invaders. Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 2002. 394 p.
Originally published: Ringwood, Vic., Viking, 1999.
Bibliography: p. 349-375.
QH353.L68 2002
National Synthesis Symposium on the Ecology of Biological Invasions
(1985, Stellenbosch, South Africa). The ecology and management
of biological invasions in southern Africa: proceedings of the
National Synthesis Symposium on the Ecology of Biological Invasions.
Edited by I. A. W. Macdonald, F. J. Kruger, A. A. Ferrar. Cape
Town, New York, Oxford University Press, 1986. 324 p.
Held in Stellenbosch, South Africa, Nov. 27-29, 1985.
Includes bibliographies.
QH353.N37 1985
Strangers in paradise: impact and management of nonindigenous
species in Florida. Edited by Daniel Simberloff, Don C. Schmitz,
Tom C. Brown; foreword by Edward O. Wilson. Washington, Island
Press, c1997. 467 p.
Bibliography: p. 369-432.
SB990.5.U6S88 1997
Yan, Xie, and others. Invasive species in China--an overview.
Biodiversity and conservation, v. 10, Aug. 2001: 1317-1341.
Includes an extensive bibliography.
QH75.A1B513
Titles about Particular Types of Organisms
Invasive arthropods in agriculture: problems and solutions. Editors: Guy
J. Hallman, Charles P. Schwalbe. Enfield, NH, Science Publishers, c2002. 447
p.
Includes bibliographies.
SB990.I564 2002
Lever, Christopher. Naturalized reptiles and amphibians of the world. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2003. 318 p.
Bibliography: p. 244-306.
QL641.L48 2003 <SciRR>
Marine bioinvasions: proceedings of a conference, January 24-27,
1999.
Edited by Judith Pederson. Cambridge, MA, MIT Sea Grant College Program,
MIT SG Center for Coastal Resources, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
[1999?] 427 p.
“The first National Conference on Marine Bioinvasions was held ... at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.”
Includes bibliographies.
QH353.M27 1999
Myers, Judith H., and Dawn Bazely. Ecology and control of introduced
plants. Cambridge, New York, Cambridge University Press, 2003. 313 p.
Bibliography: p. 271-300.
SB613.5.M94 2003
Nonindigenous freshwater organisms: vectors, biology, and impacts. Edited
by Renata Claudi and Joseph H. Leach. Boca Raton, Lewis Publishers, c2000.
464 p.
Includes bibliographies.
QH102.C56 2000
Predicting invasions of nonindigenous plants and plant pests. Committee
on the Scientific Basis for Predicting the Invasive Potential of Nonindigenous
Plants and Plant Pests in the United States, Board on Agriculture and Natural
Resources, Board on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies,
National Research Council. Washington, National Academy Press, c2002. 194
p.
Bibliography: p. 152-175.
SB990.5.U6P74 2002
Available online at http://www.nap.edu/books/0309082641/html/
Titles about Particular Topics
Biological invasions: economic and environmental costs of alien plant,
animal, and microbe species. Edited by David Pimentel. Boca Raton, CRC
Press, c2002. 369 p.
Includes bibliographies.
QH353.B57 2002
Cox, George W. Alien species and evolution: the evolutionary ecology
of exotic plants, animals, microbes, and interacting native species. Washington,
Island Press, 2004. 377 p.
Bibliography: p. 287-344.
QH353.C69 2004
The Economics of biological invasions. Edited by Charles Perrings, Mark
Williamson, Silvana Dalmazzone. Cheltenham, UK, Northampton, MA, Edward
Elgar, c2000. 249 p.
Includes bibliographies.
QH353.E36 2000
Exotic pests and diseases: biology and economics for biosecurity. Daniel
A. Sumner, editor. Ames, IA, Iowa State Press, 2003. 265 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
SB990.5.U6E95 2003
The Great reshuffling: human dimensions of invasive alien species. Edited
by Jeffrey A. McNeely. Gland, Switzerland, Cambridge, IUCN, 2001. 242 p.
Bibliography: p. 213-237.
SB613.5.G54 2001
Invasive species: vectors and management strategies. Edited by Gregory M. Ruiz
and James T. Carlton. Washington, Island Press, c2003. 517 p.
Includes bibliographies.
QH353.I62 2003
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Handbooks, Encyclopedias and Dictionaries containing supplementary material include:
Cronk, Quentin C. B., and Janice L. Fuller. Plant invaders:
the threat to natural ecosystems. London, New York, Chapman & Hall,
1995. 241 p. (‘People and plants’ conservation manual)
Bibliography: p. 211-231.
“WWF International (World Wide Fund for Nature); UNESCO (United Nations
Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization); Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew,
UK.”
SB613.5.C76 1995
Fuller, Pam L., Leo G. Nico, and James D. Williams. Nonindigenous
fishes introduced into inland waters of the United States. Bethesda,
MD, American Fisheries Society, c1999. 613 p. (American Fisheries
Society special publication, 27)
Bibliography: p. 489-548.
QL627.F86 1999
Invasive alien species: a toolkit of best prevention and
management practices. Edited by Rüdiger Wittenberg and Matthew J.W. Cock;
Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP) ... [et al.]. Wallingford,
Oxon, UK, New York, CABI Pub., c2001. 228 p.
SB990.I56 2001
“The toolkit was designed and partially drafted at an international workshop
held in Kuala Lumpur, 22-27 March 1999.”
Invasive plants: weeds of the global garden. John M. Randall & Janet
Marinelli, editors. Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, c1996.
111 p. (21st-century gardening series, handbook #149)
SB1.P56 no. 149
Long, John L. Introduced mammals of the world: their history,
distribution, and influence. Wallingford, Oxon, UK, CABI Pub.,
Collingwood, VIC, c2003. 589 p.
Bibliography: p. 535-576.
QL703.L66 2004 <SciRR>
Randall, R. P. (Roderick Peter). A global compendium of weeds.
Melbourne, R.G. and F.J. Richardson, c2002. 905 p.
Bibliography: p. vii-xxvii.
SB611.R34 2002 <SciRR>
Weber, Ewald. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference
guide to environmental weeds. Wallingford, Oxon, UK, Cambridge,
MA, CABI Pub., 2003. 548 p.
Bibliography: p. 461-536.
SB613.5.W43 2003 <SciRR>
World weeds: natural histories and distribution. LeRoy Holm ...
[et al.]. New York, Wiley, c1997. 1129 p.
Bibliography: p. 929-1023
SB611.W39 1997 <SciRR>
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International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions (2nd, 2001,
New Orleans, La.). Marine bioinvasions: patterns, processes,
and perspectives. Edited by Judith Pederson. Dordrecht, Boston, Kluwer
Academic Publishers, 2003. 143 p.
Includes bibliographies.
“Reprinted from Biological Invasions, Volume 5(1-2), 2003.”
QH353.I568 2001
Invasive species and biodiversity management. Edited by Odd Terje Sandlund, Peter
Johan Schei, and Åslaug Viken. Dordrecht, Netherlands, Boston, Kluwer Academic,
c1999. 431 p. (Population and community biology series, v. 24)
Includes bibliographies.
Based on papers from the Norway/United Nations (UN) Conference on Alien Species,
held in Trondheim, Norway, July 1-5, 1996.
SB990.I58 1999
Nonindigenous Estuarine & Marine Organisms (NEMO): proceedings
of the conference and workshop, Seattle, Washington, April 1993.
[Silver Spring, MD], U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, [1994]. 125 p.
Includes bibliographies.
QL86.N65 1994
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Harmful non-indigenous species in the United States. Washington,
U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, 1993. 391 p. (OTA-F-565)
Includes bibliographies.
SB990.5.U6H36 1993 <SciRR>
Available online at http://www.wws.princeton.edu/~ota/disk1/1993/9325_n.html
Invasive species: clearer focus and greater commitment needed
to effectively manage the problem: report to Executive Agency Officials.
United States General Accounting Office. Washington, GAO, 2002.
96 p. (GAO-03-1)
SB990.5.U6I58 2002
Available online at http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d031.pdf
Miller, James H. Nonnative invasive plants of southern forests:
a field guide for identification and control. Asheville, NC, U.S.
Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station,
2003. 93 p. (General technical report SRS, 62)
Bibliography: p. 85-86.
QK124.M56 2003
Available online at http://www.invasive.org/eastern/srs/
Thomas, Lindsey Kay. The impact of three exotic plant species
on a Potomac island. Washington, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 1980.
179 p. (National Park Service scientific monograph, no. 13)
Bibliography: p. 167-172.
QK153.T46
Westbrooks, Randy G. Invasive plants: changing the landscape
of America: fact book. Washington, Federal Interagency Committee
for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds, 1998. 109 p.
Bibliography: p. 103-107.
SB612.A2W47 1998
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Technical Reports and other types of literature are indexed in the following guide:
Government Reports Announcements & Index (1946-)
Z7916.G78 <SciRR A&I> and Electronic Format
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Reports listed below are available in the microform collection
of the Science Reading Room. These and other reports are sold by
the National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road,
Springfield, Virginia 22161. NTIS telephone: (703) 605-6585. NTIS
web site: http://www.ntis.gov.
Lambdin, Paris L., and Jerome F. Grant. Assessment of exotic and invasive
plants along roadways in Tennessee. Knoxville, TN, Agriculture Experiment
Station, University of Tennessee, 2000. 166 p.
PB2000-108046
Ludke, Larry, and others. Invasive plant species inventory, mapping,
and monitoring: a national strategy [Workshop report]. Denver, CO, Geological
Survey, Water Resources Div., 2002. 20 p. (USGS/BRD/ITR-2002-0006)
PB2003-101049
Marine and aquatic nonindigenous species in California: an assessment
of current status and research needs. Summary of a Program Development
Workshop. Sponsored by the California Sea Grant System. Editors: Paul
G. Olin and Jodi L. Cassell. La Jolla, CA, California Sea Grant College
System, University of California, 1997. 38 p.
PB99-107351
Pratt, Robert J. Invasive species–a threat to the homeland? Carlisle
Barracks, PA, U.S. Army War College, 2003. 44 p.
ADA415732
Proceedings of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Interagency Research Forum
(13th) on Gypsy Moth and Other Invasive Species. Held in Annapolis, Maryland,
on January 15-18, 2002. Newton Square, PA, Northeastern Research Station,
2002. 134 p. (FSGTR-NE-300)
PB2003-103567
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Dissertations can be identified by using online resources or
the following indexes located in the Main Reading Room. Consult
any reference librarian about options. Some dissertations may be
available
in
full text through electronic resources on public terminals at the
Library of Congress.
Comprehensive Dissertation Index, 1861-1972.
Z5053.X47 1973
Comprehensive Dissertation Index. Supplement. (1973- annual)
Z5053.X47a
Dissertation Abstracts International (1938- monthly)
Z5053.D57
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Fernberg, Laurence Seth. Causes and consequences of purple
loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria L.) invasions on native wetlands.
Ann Arbor, MI, UMI, 1998.
UMI publication number AAT 9816343
Collation of the original: 281 p.
Thesis (doctoral)--Fordham University, 1998.
Howe, Katherine Mitchell. The ecology of invasions in a Minnesota
grassland: characteristics of invasive species and invaded communities
and the effects of global change. Ann Arbor, MI, UMI, 2003.
UMI publication number AAT 3072094
Collation of the original: 167 p.
Thesis (doctoral)--University of Washington, 2002.
Kellogg, Chever Harden. Plant community succession and invasion in restored
freshwater marshes. Ann Arbor, MI, UMI, 2002.
UMI publication number AAT 3040571
Collation of the original: 164 p.
Thesis (doctoral)--University of Notre Dame, 2002.
Saltonstall, Kristin. Phylogeography of Phragmites australis
in North America: A historical perspective on a cryptic invasion.
Ann Arbor, MI, UMI, 2003.
UMI publication number AAT 3068344
Collation of the original: 251 p.
Thesis (doctoral)--Yale University, 2002.
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Clewis, Beth. Biological invasions: a selected bibliography. Monticello, IL, Vance Bibliographies, 1991. 8 p.
(Public administration
series–bibliography, P3038)
Z5322.B54C54 1991
Understanding and managing invasive plants in wilderness and other
natural areas: an annotated reading list. Authors, Sophie Osborn and others. Fort
Collins, CO, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research
Station, 2002. 65 p.
(General technical report RMRS, GTR-79)
Available online at http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_gtr079_4.pdf
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Abstracting and Indexing Services that index relevant journal
articles and other types of literature are listed below. Some suggested
terms for searching include Invasive Species, Invasive Plants,
headings listed in the Subject Headings section of this guide,
or more specific headings, depending upon the topic of interest.
Many
of the titles may now be available in electronic format. Consult
a reference librarian for the location and format of abstracting
and indexing services in the Science Reading Room
Applied Science & Technology Index (1913- )
Z7913.I7 <SciRR A&I> and Electronic Format
Bibliography of Agriculture AGRICOLA (1942- )
Z5073.U572 <SciRR A&I> and Electronic Format
Biological and Agricultural Index (1916- )
Z5073.A46 <SciRR A&I> and Electronic Format
Ecological Abstracts (1974- )
QH540.E27 <SciRR A&I>
Ecology Abstracts (1975- )
QH540.A66 <SciRR A&I> and Electronic Format
Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management (1967- )
Electronic Format
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General Science Abstract (1978- )
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GEOBASE (1980- )
Electronic Format
Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature (1900-)
AI3.R48 <BusRR> and Electronic Format
Science Citation Index (1961- )
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Zoological Record (1864- )
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Journals that often contain relevant articles include the following:
Biodiversity and Conservation |
QH75.A1B513 |
Biological Conservation |
S900.B5 |
Biological Invasions |
QH353.B559 |
BioScience |
QH1.A277 |
Conservation Biology |
QH75.A1C665 |
Diversity & Distributions |
QH75.A1B53 |
Ecological Restoration |
QH76.R47 |
Ecology |
QH540.E3 |
Ecology Letters |
QH540.E316 |
Journal of Applied Ecology |
S3.J86 |
National Wildlife |
S964.U6N35 |
Natural Areas Journal |
QH76.J68 |
Nature |
Q1.N2 |
Science |
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Bax, N., and others. The control of biological invasions in the
world’s oceans. Conservation biology, v. 15, Oct. 2001: 1234-1246.
QH75.A1C665
Brooks, Matthew L., and others. Effects of invasive alien plants
on fire regimes. BioScience, v. 54, July 2004: 677-688.
QH1.A277
Chapuis, J. L., P. Boussès, and G. Barnaud. Alien mammals, impact and
management in the French subantarctic islands. Biological conservation, v.
67, no. 2, 1994: 97-104.
S900.B5
Fine, Paul V. A. The invasibility of tropical forests by exotic
plants. Journal of tropical ecology, v. 18, Sept. 2002: 687-705.
QH541.5.T7J68
Ghazoul, Jaboury. Flowers at the front line of invasion? Ecological entomology,
v. 27, Oct. 2002: 638-640.
QL461.R65
Hall, S. R., and E. L. Mills. Exotic species in large lakes of
the world. Aquatic ecosystem health and management, v. 3, no. 1,
2000: 105-135.
QH541.5.W3A678
Kolar, Cynthia S., and David M. Lodge. Ecological predictions
and risk assessment for alien fishes in North America. Science,
v. 298, Nov. 8, 2002: 1233-1236.
Q1.S35
MacIsaac, Hugh J., Igor A. Grigorovich, and Anthony Ricciardi.
Reassessment of species invasions concepts: the Great Lakes basin
as a model. Biological invasions, v. 3, no. 4, 2001: 405-416.
QH353.B559
Mack, Richard N. Plant naturalizations and invasions in the eastern
United States: 1634-1860. Annals of the Missouri Botanical
Garden,
v. 90, no. 1, 2003: 77-90.
QK1.M65
This issue includes five other articles on biological invasions.
Occhipinti-Ambrogi, A., and D. Savini. Biological invasions as
a component of global change in stressed marine ecosystems [review].
Marine pollution bulletin, v. 46, May 2003: 542-551.
GC1080.M35
Reed, Catherine C. Keeping invasive plants out of restoration.
Ecological restoration, v. 22, Sept. 2004: 210-216.
QH76.R47
Simberloff, Daniel. How much information on population biology
is needed to manage introduced species? Conservation biology, v.
17, Feb. 2003: 83-92.
QH75.A1C665
One of seven papers in a special section on population biology of invasive
species.
Thomson, Diane. Competitive interactions between the invasive
European honey bee and native bumble bees. Ecology, v. 85, Feb.
2004: 458-470.
QH540.E3
Vivanco, Jorge M., and others. Biogeographical variation in community
response to root allelochemistry: novel weapons and exotic invasion.
Ecology letters, v. 7, Apr. 2004: 285-292.
QH540.E316
With, Kimberly A. The landscape ecology of invasive spread. Conservation
biology, v. 16, Oct. 2002: 1192-1203.
QH75.A1C665
Ziska, Lewis H. Evaluation of the growth response of six invasive
species to past, present, and future atmospheric carbon dioxide.
Journal of experimental botany, v. 54, Jan. 2003: 395-404.
QK1.J7632
Selected materials available in the Science Reading
Room pamphlet boxes include the following:
Bright, Christopher. Invasive species: pathogens of globalization.
Foreign policy, no. 116, Fall 1999: 50-64.
Carlton, James T., and Jonathan B. Geller. Ecological roulette: the global transport
of nonindigenous marine organisms. Science, v. 261, July 2, 1993: 78-82.
Ewel, John J., and others. Deliberate introductions of species:
research needs. BioScience, v. 49, Aug. 1999: 619-630.
Hipps, Carol Bishop. Kudzu: a vegetable menace that started out
as a good idea. Horticulture, v. 72, June/July 1994: 36-39.
Jenkins, Clinton N., and Stuart L. Pimm. How big is the global weed patch?
Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, v. 90, no. 2, 2003: 172-178.
Manchester, Sarah J., and James M. Bullock. The impacts of non-native
species on UK biodiversity and the effectiveness of control. Journal
of applied ecology, v. 37, 2000: 845-864.
Meiners, Scott J., Mary L. Cadenasso, and Steward T. A. Pickett.
Beyond biodiversity: individualistic controls of invasion in a
self-assembled community. Ecology letters, v. 7, Feb. 2004: 121-126.
Mooney, H. A., and E. E. Cleland. The evolutionary impact of
invasive species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
of the United States of America, v. 98, May 8, 2001: 5446-5451.
A review article with 70 references.
Available online at http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/98/10/5446
Morrison, Janet A. Wetland vegetation before and after experimental
purple loosestrife removal. Wetlands, v. 22, Mar. 2002: 159-169.
Palm, Mary E. Systematics and the impact of invasive fungi on
agriculture in the United States. BioScience, v. 51, Feb. 2001:
141-147.
One of eight articles in a special issue on global movement of invasive plants
and fungi.
Pimentel, David. Environmental and economic costs of nonindigenous
species in the United States. BioScience, v. 50, Jan. 2000: 53-64.
Richardson, David M., and others. Naturalization and invasion
of alien plants: concepts and definitions. Diversity & distributions,
v. 6, Mar. 2000: 93-107.
Simberloff, Daniel. Eradication – preventing invasions
at the outset. Weed science, v. 51, Mar./Apr. 2003: 247-253.
Simberloff, Daniel, and Leah Gibbons. Now you see them, now you
don’t! – population crashes of established introduced
species. Biological invasions, v. 6, no. 2, 2004: 161-172.
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Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
7922 NW 71st Street
Gainesville, FL 32653
Tel: (352) 392-1799
Fax: (352) 392-3462
http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/welcome.html
Provides online access to the Aquatic, Wetland and Invasive Plant Information
Retrieval System (APIRS), “the world’s largest information resource
of its kind.” Also provides extensive plant information and images, plus
links to other resources.
Center for Invasive Plant Management
P.O. Box 173120
Bozeman, MT 59717-3120
Tel: (406) 994-6832
Fax: (406) 994-1889
Email: cipm@montana.edu
http://www.weedcenter.org/index.html
“The Center for Invasive Plant Management (CIPM) promotes the ecological
management of invasive plants in the West through education, by facilitating
collaboration among researchers, educators, and land managers, and by funding
research projects and weed management areas.”
Ecological Society of America
1707 H Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20006-3915
Tel: (202) 833-8773
Email: esahq@esa.org
http://www.esa.org
See especially http://www.esa.org/education/edupdfs/invasion.pdf for an online
brochure about invasive species.
Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council (MA-EPPC)
Attn: Faith Campbell
8208 Dabney Avenue
Springfield, VA 22152
http://www.ma-eppc.org/
“The purpose of the MA-EPPC is to address the problem of invasive exotic
plants and their threat to the Mid-Atlantic region’s economy, environment,
and human health by providing leadership, facilitating information development
and exchange, and coordinating regional efforts.”
Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council
4824 Torbay Drive
Nashville, TN 37211
http://www.se-eppc.org/
Its Invasive Plant Manual is available at http://www.se-eppc.org/manual/
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The Internet offers a growing number of sites useful in the
study of invasive species. Several of the organizations listed
above provide links to related sites from their web sites. You
might try the sites described below, or use your favorite search
engine and appropriate key words to identify more specific resources.
You could also use a search engine directory: examples include
the Google Directory ( http://www.google.com/dirhp )
at which you can follow the links Science>Environment>Biodiversity>Invasive
Species, or the Yahoo Directory ( http://dir.yahoo.com ) reached
by clicking on Science>Ecology>Invasive Species.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture
Includes news, “hot issues,” and a search feature.
http://www.aphis.usda.gov
From Microbes to Mammals - Invasive Species
Articles written by the U.S. Geological Survey.
http://www.usgs.gov/invasive_species/plw/
Global Invasive Species Programme
Site features news items, articles, and an extensive list of links.
http://www.gisp.org/
Institute for Biological Invasions
A very extensive site from the University of Tennessee. In addition to the
information on the site itself, it includes a searchable literature database
on exotic species and a wide-ranging list of links.
http://invasions.bio.utk.edu/
Invasive Plants
Produced by the United States National Arboretum. Provides general information
plus links to state government departments or invasive plant workgroups and
links to other major information sources.
http://www.usna.usda.gov/Gardens/invasives.html
Invasive.org
A joint project of the Bugwood Network and several government and university
organizations. Its overall objective is “ ... to provide an accessible
and easily used archive of high quality images related to forest health and
silviculture, with particular emphasis on educational applications.”
http://www.invasive.org/
Invasivespecies.gov
“A gateway to Federal and State invasive species activities and programs.” Includes
species profiles, laws and regulations, resources, databases, etc.
http://www.invasivespecies.gov
Invasive Species Information Node
“ ... creates a central repository for information pertaining to the identification,
description, management and control of invasive species.” Includes species
information, data and maps, and other information.
http://invasivespecies.nbii.gov/
IUCN - The World Conservation Union
http://www.iucn.org/
This organization provides a number of features of interest to scientists and
the general public, including the following:
Invasive Species Specialist Group
http://www.issg.org
Global Invasive Species Database
http://www.issg.org/database
General information on the alien invasive species issue
http://iucn.org/biodiversityday/index.html
Management of Invasive Species
AgNIC Wildlife Damage Management; provides information and links
http://lib.colostate.edu/research/agnic/invspecies/
The Nature Conservancy Invasive Species Initiative
http://nature.org/initiatives/invasivespecies/
Its Weed Control Methods Handbook is at http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/handbook.html
Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (U.S. Geological Survey)
“ ... a central repository for accurate and spatially referenced biogeographic
accounts of nonindigenous aquatic species. Provided are scientific reports, online/realtime
queries, spatial data sets, regional contact lists, and general information.”
http://nas.er.usgs.gov/
Noxious Weeds in the US and Canada
“... a searchable database of the noxious weed lists for all U.S. states
and six southern provinces of Canada. The database can be searched by plant name,
state name, or by clicking on a map.” Part of the INVADERS Database System
from the Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture.
http://invader.dbs.umt.edu/Noxious_Weeds/
SGNIS: Sea Grant Nonindigenous Species
A searchable collection of research publications and education materials produced
by Sea Grant programs and other research institutions; includes links.
http://www.sgnis.org/
Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council
http://www.se-eppc.org/
Its Invasive Plant Manual is available at http://www.se-eppc.org/manual/
Union of Concerned Scientists
Includes policy and legislative information, publications to download, and
other resources.
http://www.ucsusa.org/global_environment/invasive_species/
Weeds Gone Wild (Alien Plant Working Group of the Plant Conservation
Alliance)
This extensive National Park Service website features fact sheets, plant lists,
publications, information links, etc.
http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien
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