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Brock, J. H., M. Wade, P. Pyöek, and D. Green. Plant Invasions: Studies from North America and Europe. The Netherlands: Backhuys Publishers, 1997.

Burrell, C. Colston. Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants. Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 2006.

Coombs, E. M., J. K. Clark, G. L. Piper , and A. F. Cofrancesco, Jr., eds. Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the United States. Corvallis, Ore.: Oregon State University Press, 2004.

Cronk, Quentin C. B., and Janice L. Fuller. Plant Invaders: The Threat to Natural Ecosystems. London: Chapman and Hall, 1995.

Czarapata, Elizabeth J. Invasive Plants of the Upper Midwest An Illustrated Guide to Their Identification and Control. The University of Wisconsin Press, 2005.

Duncan, Celestine L., and Janet K. Clark, eds. Invasive Plants of Range and Wildlands and Their Environmental, Economic, and Societal Impacts. Weed Science Society of America, 2005.

DiTomaso, Joseph and Evelyn Healy. Weeds of California and Other Western States. University of California Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 2006.
Note: Includes a CD with all photos from the book, copyright-free for educational use.

Hartemink, Alfred. Invasion of Piper aduncum in the shifting cultivation systems of Papua New Guinea (PDF | 52 MB). ISRIC - World Soil Information, The Netherlands. CIP-Gegevens Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag, 2006.

Inderjit, S., ed. Invasive Plants: Ecological and Agricultural Aspects. Steven Simpson Books, 2005.

Kaufman, Sylvan and Wallace Kaufman. Invasive Plants: Guide to Identification and the Impacts and Control of Common North American Species. Stackpole Books, 2007.

Langeland, K. A., and K. Craddock Burks, eds. Identification and Biology of Non-Native Plants in Florida's Natural Areas. University of Florida. 1998. For information on acquiring copies of this publication, contact UF/IFAS Distribution, P.O. Box 110011, Gainesville, FL 32611; 1-800-226-1764.

Harper-Lore, Bonnie L., Maggie Johnson, and Mark W. Skinner, eds. Roadside Weed Management. U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, 2007.
The Federal Highway Administration in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency, and Natural Resources Conservation Service, presents a sequel reference to the 1999 Roadside Use of Native Plants. The new reference features a state-by-state analysis of noxious weed law for all land managers. It also offers expert essays on the issues common to the "war on weeds" waged by all federal, State, and local agencies across the country. The reference includes educational examples that have increased public awareness at various levels.
Copies may be ordered directly from the FHWA warehouse by faxing your request for Pub. No. FHWA-HEP-07-017 to: (301) 386-5394, attention -- Johnny Booze.

Luken, J. O., and J. W. Theiret. Assessment and Management of Plant Invasions. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1997.

Mack, Richard, and Spencer Barrett. Predicting Invasions of Nonindigenous Plants and Plant Pests. Washington D.C.: National Research Council, 2002.

Meinesz, A. Killer Algae. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2001.

Miller, James H. Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests: A Field Guide for Identification and Control. Asheville, N.C.: Southern Research Station, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, 2003.

Myers J. H., and D. R. Bazely. Ecology and Control of Introduced Plants. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Pyöek, Petr, Karl Prach, Marcel Rejmánek, and Max Wade, eds. Plant Invasions: General Aspects and Special Problems. Amsterdam: SPB Academic Publishing, 1995.

Radosevich, Steven R., Jodie S. Holt, and Claudio M. Ghersa. Ecology of Weeds and Invasive Plants: Relationship to Agriculture and Natural Resource Management, 3rd Edition. Wiley, 2007.

Randall, Rod. A Global Compendium of Weeds. Australia: RG and FJ Richardson, 2002. (online version)

Randall, John M., and Janet Marinelli, eds. Invasive Plants: Weeds of the Global Garden. New York: Brooklyn Botanic Garden Publications, 1996.

Sheley, Roger L., and Janet K. Petroff, eds. Biology and Management of Noxious Rangeland Weeds. Corvallis, Ore.: Oregon State University Press, 1999.

Stone, Charles P., Clifford W. Smith, and J. Timothy Tunison, eds. Alien Plant Invasions in Native Ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and Research. Honolulu, Hawaii: University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, 1992.

Stohlgren, Thomas J. Measuring Plant Diversity: Lessons from the Field. Oxford University Press, 2006.

Watts, D. C.  Elsevier's Dictionary of Plant Names and their origin.  Bath, England:  Elsevier, 2000.

Weber, Ewald. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds. CABI Publishing, 2003.

Whitson, Tom D., ed. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science, 2000.