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Byers, James E. 2005. Marine reserves enhance abundance but not competitive impacts of a harvested nonindigenous species. (PDF | 947 KB) Ecology 86(2): 487-500.

Carlton, James T. 2004. Environmental impacts of marine exotics. Inverview by ActionBiocience.org.

Castilla, Juan C., et al. 2005. Down under the southeastern Pacific: Marine non-indigenous species in Chile. (PDF | 251 KB) Biological Invasions 7:213-32.

Cohen, A. N., and J. T. Carlton. 1995. Nonindigenous aquatic species in a United States estuary: A case study of the biological invasions of the San Francisco Bay and Delta. A report for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, D.C. and the National Sea Grant College Program. Connecticut Sea Grant.

———. 1998. Accelerating invasion rate in a highly invaded estuary. (PDF | 324 KB) Science 279:555-58.

Everett, R. A., and M. H. Sherfy. 2002. The Chesapeake Bay: A model for regional approaches to the prevention and control of aquatic non-indigenous species. Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference 66:611-24.

Havel, John E., Carol Eunmi Lee, and M. Jake Vander Zanden. 2005. Do reservoirs facilitate invasions into landscapes? (PDF | 358 KB) BioScience 55(6): 518-25.

Leppäkoski, E., and S. Olenin. 2000. Xenodiversity of the European brackish water seas: The North American contribution. In Marine Bioinvasions: Proceedings of the First National Conference, edited by Judith Pederson. Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (Abstract)

Leung, Brian, Jonathan M. Bossenbroek, and David M. Lodge. 2006. Boats, pathways, and aquatic biological invasions: estimating dispersal potential with gravity models. (PDF | 329 KB) Biological Invasions 8:241-54.

Rayl, A. J. S. 1999. Bioinvaders proliferate in U.S. waterways. The Scientist 13(16): 6.

Allen, N. P., and T. Sullivan. 1997. A historical look at aquatic plant management on Lake Rousseau - Part 2. Aquatics 19(3): 10-15.

Allen, N. P., B. Nelson, J. Ludlow, R. B. Butler, R. Miedema, G. Baker, and B. Hennessey. 1993. The role of the task force in today's aquatic plant management. Aquatics 15(3): 11-18.

Amsberry, Lindsay, Michael A. Baker, Patrick J. Ewanchuck, and Mark D. Bertness. 2000. Clonal integration and the expansion of Phragmites australis. (PDF | 1.51 MB) Ecological Applications 10(4): 1110-18.

Bartodziej, W., and J. Ludlow. 1998. Aquatic vegetation monitoring by natural resource agencies in the United States. Aquatics 20(4): 15-18.

Bartodziej, W. 1992. Effects of a weed barrier on benthic macroinvertebrates. Aquatics 14(1): 14-18.

Bodle, M. J. 1986a. American frog bit. Aquatics 8(3): 4-6.

———. 1986b. The fringed bog orchid. Aquatics 8(2): 4-6.

———. 1986c. Water sprite. Aquatics 8(1): 4.

Brown, Christopher E., and S. Reza Pezeshki. 2000. A study on waterlogging as a potential tool to control Ligustrum sinense populations in western Tennessee. Wetlands 20(3): 429-37. (Abstract)

Burks, K. C. 1996. "Dwarf Papyrus"-NOT. Aquatics 18(2): 14-15.

———. 2000. Azolla pinnata--NOT cute! Aquatics 22(4) :8-10.

Dascanio, Liliana M., Marcelo D. Barrera, and Jorge L. Frangi. 1994. Biomass structure and dry matter dynamics of subtropical alluvial and exotic Ligustrum forests at the Río de la Plata, Argentina. Vegetatio 115:61-76.

Decruyenaere, Joseph G., and Jodie S. Holt. 2001. Seasonality of clonal propagation in giant reed. Weed Science 49(6): 760-67. (Abstract)

Demmi, D. F. 1998. Factors for successful hydrilla management on Lake Istokpoga and the use of the FasTEST. Aquatics 20(4): 11-14.

Deschenes, P., and J. Ludlow. 1993. Maintenance control of hydrilla in the Winter Park Chain of Lakes, Florida. Aquatics 15(2): 13-15.

Feller, Ernie, Mike Bodle, and Ed Harris. 1998. The progression of hydrilla management in the Kissimmee chain of lakes. (PDF | 98 KB) Aquatics 20(1): 8-14.

Flores, Alfredo. 2004. Tiny weevil beats back giant Salvinia. Agricultural Research 52(9): 10-11.

Galatowitsch, S. M., N. O. Anderson, and P. D. Ascher. 1999. Invasiveness in wetland plants in temperate North America. Wetlands 19:733-55. (Abstract)

Gilbert, K. M. 1987. The role and management of cattails in a lake ecosystem. Aquatics 9(1): 9-13.

Heard, Tim A., and Winterton, Shaun L. 2000. Interactions between nutrient status and weevil herbivory in the biological control of water hyacinth. Journal of Applied Ecology 37:117-27. (USDA access through DigiTop) (PDF | 484 KB)

Hinkle, C. J. 1979. Algae blooms. Aquatics 1(4): 5-6,10.

Hinkle, J. 1982. Plant management in farm ponds. Aquatics 4(3): 8,13.

———. 1985. The effects of a large scale fluridone treatment on the vegetation of Sampson Lake. Aquatics 7(2): 8-10.

———. 1986a. A preliminary literature review on vegetation and fisheries with emphasis on the largemouth bass, bluegill, and hydrilla. Aquatics 8(4): 9-14.

———. 1986b. Information on recreational activities. Aquatics 8(4): 22.

Kay, Stratford H., and Steve T. Hoyle. 2001. Mail order, the Internet, and invasive aquatic weeds. (PDF | 434 KB) Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 39:88-91.

Kelley, J. 1997. King of the Crassipes. Aquatics 19(2): 8-9.

Lamia, J. 1988. Recent infestations of Chinese water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica) in south Florida. Aquatics 10(1): 11.

Langeland, Kenneth A. 1996. Hydrilla verticillata (L.F.) Royle (Hydrocharitaceae), "The Perfect Aquatic Weed." Castanea 61:293-304.

Leslie, A. J., and J. M. Van Dyke. 1991. Success in flowing water with the 'aqua control sleeve. Aquatics 13(3): 19-20.

Leslie, A. J. 1988. Literature review of drawdown for aquatic plant control. Aquatics 10(1): 12-18.

Lippincott, C. L. 2000. Effects of Imperata cyclindrica (L.) Beauv. (Cogongrass) Invasion on Fire Regime in Florida Sandhill (USA). Natural Areas Journal 20:140-49.

Ludlow, J. 1995. Management of aquatic plant communities in Rodman Reservoir from 1969-1994. Aquatics 17(3): 11-15.

———. 1999. An interview with the FAPMS 1998 Applicator of the Year, Carl Smith. Aquatics 21(1): 16.

Ludlow, J., and B. Nelson. 1995. Aquatic herbicide compliance. Aquatics 17(4): 18-20.

Ludlow, J., and S. Savery. 1997. Hydrilla in Wakulla Springs State Park: The battle between two nonindigneous plants. Aquatics 19(4): 15-16.

Mahler, M. J. 1979. Hydrilla, the number one problem. Aquatics 1:5-6.

———. 1980. Limnophila - a new exotic pest. Aquatics 2(1): 4-7.

Nall, L. E. 1979. Aquatic vegetation sampling in Lake Conway. Aquatics 1(4): 7-8.

Nelson, B. 1981. Duckweeds - nature's smallest flowering plants. Aquatics 3(1): 4-5.

———. 1983. Water hemlock. Aquatics 5(1): 4-9.

———. 1984a. Salvinia molesta Mitchell - does it threaten Florida? Aquatics 6(3): 6-8.

———. 1984b. Section 403.271 Florida Statutes to be revised. Aquatics 6(1): 14.

Nelson, B. V. 1987. Cooperative Aquatic Plant Control Program operations in Lake Okeechobee. Aquatics 9(2): 4-7.

Nelson, B .V., and A. Galloway. 1991. Cooperative and state aquatic plant management funding programs 1988 through 1990. Aquatics 13(4): 13-17.

Nelson, B. V., and J. M. Dupes. 1985. Publicly funded aquatic plant management operations in Florida during 1984. Aquatics 7(3): 11-12.

———. 1988. Publicly funded aquatic plant management operations. Aquatics 10(3): 8-12.

Oliver, J. D. 1991. Limnocharis flava: Should it be listed as a prohibited aquatic plant? Aquatics 13(3): 4-8.

———. 1992. Should Ipomoea fistulosa be listed as a prohibited aquatic plant? Aquatics 14(1): 4-7.

———. 1994. Hippo grass: An invasive warm-region aquatic grass. Aquatics 16(2): 10-13.

Patten, Kim. 2002. Nothin' could be fina' than the killin' o' Spartina: Learning ways to control an invasive species. Agrichemical and Environmental News, no. 196.

Rodgers, J. 1979. Water spinach - An economical vegetable or a potential noxious aquatic plant. Aquatics 1(3):5,8.

———. 1980. Bladderworts - aquatic carnivores. Aquatics 2(2): 4,10.

———. 1981. The American lotus - Nelumbo lutea (Willd.) Pers. Aquatics 4,8.

———. 1982. Queen of the water lilies. Aquatics 4(4): 4-5.

———. 1983. Identifying Florida's most common aquatic grasses. Aquatics 5(3): 4-10.

———. 1989. Willowy species. Aquatics 11(3):4-8.

———. 1993. Marsilea - "Aquatic four leaf clovers." Aquatics 15(4): 10-13.

———. 1999. Will copper herbicides control willow trees? Aquatics 21(4): 11-14.

Saltonstall, Kristin. 2002. Cryptic invasion by a non-native genotype of the common reed, Phragmites australis, into North America. (PDF | 333 KB) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 99(4): 2445-49.

Schardt, J. 1983. The 1982 Aquatic Plant Survey. Aquatics 5(2): 4-10.

———. 1984. Florida's 1983 Water Hyacinth Survey. Aquatics 6(1): 4-8.

———. 1985. The status of hydrilla and water hyacinths. Aquatics 7(1): 9-10.

———. 1986. The status of water hyacinth and hydrilla in Florida waters. Aquatics 8(1): 13-16.

———. 1992. Status report for invasive exotic aquatic plant management. Aquatics 14(1): 12-13.

———. 1993. Management results from 1992. Aquatics 15(1): 12-14.

———. 1995a. Hydrilla in Florida's public waters. Aquatics 17(1): 18.

———. 1995b. Hydrilla reaches crisis levels in Florida waters. Aquatics 17(1): 10-13.

———. 1998. The future of hydrilla management in Florida. Aquatics 20(1): 4-7

———. 1999. Maintenance control and vibrant fisheries. Aquatics 21(2): 9-17.

———. 2000. The National Bass/Grass Alliance. Aquatics 22(1): 16-17.

Schardt, J., and L. Nall. 1983. Florida's 1983 Hydrilla survey. Aquatics 5(4): 4-7.

Schardt, J., and J. Ludlow. 2000. Status of the aquatic plant maintenance program in Florida public waters. Aquatics 22(1): 9-13.

Schmitz, D. C. 1990. The invasion of exotic aquatic and wetland plants in Florida: History and efforts to prevent new introductions. Aquatics 12(2): 6-13.

Schmitz, D. C., and K. M. Gilbert. 1985. Common names and synonyms of some aquatic plants used in the aquarium trade. Aquatics 7(3): 15.

Schmitz, D. C., and L. E. Nall. 1984. Status of Hygrophila polysperma in Florida. Aquatics 6(3): 11-13.

Schmitz, D. C., J. D. Schardt, and J. C. Craft. 1990. Seeds of destruction. Florida Environments 4(7):7.

Sutton, D. L., K. A. Langeland, and R. L. Kipker. 1993. Catclaw mimosa in Florida. Aquatics 15(2): 4-10.

———. 1994. Progress on eradicating catclaw mimosa in Florida. Aquatics 16(3): 4-10.

Tarver, D. P. 1979. Torpedograss (Panicum repens L.). Aquatics 1(2): 5-6.

———. 1980. The cattail: eat em up! Aquatics 2(3): 4,8.

Thayer, D. 1983. What happens after you spray? Aquatics 5(2): 14-15.

———. 1984. Control of floating species with 2,4-D and diquat. Aquatics 6(1): 12-13.

Van Dyke, J. M. 1979. Deer Point Lake Eurasian watermilfoil decline considered good. Florida Conservation News 14:6-7.

———. 1982. Of agent orange and oysters. Aquatics 4(4): 14-15.

———. 1987. Learning airboat safety -- the hard way. Aquatics 9(2): 22-23.

———. 1988. Airboat safety examination. Aquatics 10(2): 24.

Van Dyke, J., and J. Ludlow. 2000. Aquatic plant management in a disappearing lake. Aquatics 22(2): 4-8.

Wadsworth, R. A, Y. C. Collingham, S. G. Willis, B. Huntley, and P. E. Hulme. 2000. Simulating the spread and management of alien riparian weeds: are they out of control? (PDF | 515 KB) Journal of Applied Ecology 37 (Suppl 1):28-38.

Baxter, Colden V., Kurt D. Fausch, Masashi Murakami, and Phillip L. Chapman. 2004. Fish invasion restructures stream and forest food webs by interrupting reciprocal prey subsidies. (PDF | 493 KB) Ecology 85(10): 2656-63.

Bergstedt, Roger A., Clifford P. Schneider, and Robert O'Gorman. 2001. Lethality of sea lamprey attacks on lake trout in relation to location on the body surface. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 130(2): 336-40. (Abstract)

Carlton, J. T. 1979. History, biogeography, and ecology of the introduced marine and estuarine invertebrates of the Pacific coast of North America. Ph.D. diss., University of California at Davis.

———. 1992. Introduced marine and estuarine mollusks of North America: An end-of-the-20th-Century perspective. (PDF | 533 KB) Journal of Shellfish Research 11(2): 489-505.

Cohen, A. N., and J. T. Carlton. 1997. Transoceanic transport mechanisms: Introduction of the Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis, to California. Pacific Science 51(1): 1-11. (Abstract)

Cohen, A. N., J. T. Carlton, and M. C. Fountain. 1995. Introduction, dispersal and potential impacts of the green crab Carcinus maenas in San Francisco Bay, California. Marine Biology 122:225-37.

Edsall, Carol Cotant, and William D. Swink. 2001. Effects of nonlethal sea lamprey attack on the blood chemistry of lake trout. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 13(1): 51-55. (Abstract)

Fleischer, Guy W., Timothy J. DeSorcie, and Jeffrey D. Holuszko. 2001. Lake-wide distribution of Dreissena in Lake Michigan, 1999. (PDF | 450 KB) Journal of Great Lakes Research 27(2): 252-57.

French, John R. P., and David J. Jude. 2001. Diets and diet overlap of nonindigenous gobies and small benthic native fishes co-inhabiting the St. Clair River, Michigan. (PDF | 1.12 MB) Journal of Great Lakes Research 27(3): 300-311.

Geller, J. B., E. D. Walton, E. D. Grosholz, and G. M. Ruiz. 1997. Cryptic invasions of the crab Carcinus detected by molecular phylogeography. Molecular Ecology 6:901-6. (Abstract) (USDA access through DigiTop) (PDF | 339 KB)

Grosholz, E. D., and G. M. Ruiz. 1995. Spread and potential impact of the recently introduced European green crab, Carcinus maenas, in central California. Marine Biology 122:239-47. (Abstract)

———. 1996. Predicting the impact of introduced marine species: lessons from the multiple invasions of the European green crab. Biological Conservation 78:59-66. (Abstract) (USDA access through DigiTop)

Grosholz, Edwin D., Gregory M. Ruiz, Cheryl A. Dean, Kim A. Shirley, John L. Maron, and Peter G. Connors. 2000. The impacts of a nonindigenous marine predator in a California bay. (PDF | 2.44 MB) Ecology 81:1206-24.

Horvath, Thomas G., Richard L. Whitman, and Laurel L. Last. 2001. Establishment of two invasive crustaceans (Copepoda: Harpacticoida) in the nearshore sands of Lake Michigan. (PDF | 142 KB) Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 58(7): 1261-64. (Abstract)

Jamieson, G. S., D. A. Armstrong, E. D. Grosholz, and R. W. Elner. 1998. Potential ecological implications from the introduction of the European green crab, Carcinus maenas, to British Columbia, Canada, and Washington, USA. Journal of Natural History 32:1587-98. (Abstract)

Johnson, Ladd E., and James T. Carlton. 1996. Post-establishment spread in large-scale invasions: Dispersal mechanisms of the zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha. (PDF | 54 KB) Ecology 77(6): 1686-90.

Lodge, David M., Christopher A. Taylor, David M. Holdich, and Jostein Skurdal. 2000. Nonindigenous crayfishes threaten North American freshwater biodiversity: Lessons from Europe. (PDF | 146 KB) Fisheries 25(8): 7-20.

Marchetti, Michael P., Peter B. Moyle, and Richard Levine. 2004. Alien fishes in California watersheds: Characteristics of successful and failed invaders. (PDF | 270 KB) Ecological Applications 14(2): 587-96.

Nico, L. G., and P. L. Fuller. 1999. Spatial and temporal patterns of nonindigenous fish introductions in the United States. Nonindigenous Fish Management 24(1): 16-27.

Rawlings, Timothy A., Kenneth A. Hayes, Robert H. Cowie, and Timothy M. Collins. 2007. The identity, distribution, and impacts of non-native apple snails in the continental United States. BMC Evolutionary Biology 7(97).

Savino, Jacqueline F., David J. Jude, and Melissa J. Kostich. 2001. Use of electrical barriers to deter movement of round goby. In Behavioral Technologies for Fish Guidance, edited by Charles C. Coutant. Bethesda, MD: American Fisheries Society. (Abstract)

Carlton, J. T. 1985. Transoceanic and interoceanic dispersal of coastal marine organisms: the biology of ballast water. Oceanography and Marine Biology - An Annual Review 23:313-71.

Drake, John M., and David M. Lodge. 2004. Global hot spots of biological invasions: Evaluating options for ballast-water management. (PDF | 636 KB) Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 271:575-80.

Horan, Richard D., and Frank Lupi. 2003. Tradable risk permits to prevent future introductions of alien invasive species into the Great Lakes. (PDF | 91 KB) Paper prepared for presentation at the American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, July 27-30, 2003.

Locke, A., D. M. Reid, H. C. van Leeuwen, W. G. Sprules, and J. T. Carlton. 1993. Ballast water exchange as means of controlling dispersal of freshwater organisms by ships. Canadian Journal of Fish Aquatic Science 50:2086-93.

MacIsaac, Hugh J., Thomas C. Robbins, and Mark A. Lewis. 2002. Modeling ships’ ballast water as invasion threats to the Great Lakes. (PDF | 316 KB) Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 59(7): 1245-56.

Raaymakers, Steve. 2002. The ballast water problem: Global ecological, economic and human health impacts. (PDF | 987 KB) Paper presented at the RECSO/IMO Joint Seminar on Tanker Ballast Water Management and Technologies, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Dec 16-18, 2002.

Rayl, A. J. S. 2002. Deoxygenating ballast water: A win-win solution: Battling invasive species in an environmentally friendly way. The Scientist 16(3): 20. Note: Requires free registration.

Ruiz, Gregory M., Tonya K. Rawlings, Fred C. Dobbs, Lisa A. Drake, Timothy Mullady, Anwarul Huq, and Rita R. Colwell. 2000. Global spread of microorganisms by ships. Nature 408:49-50. (Abstract) (USDA access through DigiTop)

Stokstad, Erik. 2007. Feared Quagga Mussel Turns Up in Western United States. Science Magazine 315:453. (USDA access through DigiTop)

Tamburri, Mario A., Kerstin Wasson, and Masayasu Matsuda. 2002. Ballast water deoxygenation can prevent aquatic introductions while reducing ship corrosion. (PDF | 304 KB) Biological Conservation 103:331-41.