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Allen, E. A., and L. M. Humble. 2002. Nonindigenous species introductions: A threat to Canada's forests and forest economy. (PDF | 70 KB) Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology 24:103-10.

Arim, Matías, Sebastián R. Abades, Paula E. Neill, Mauricio Lima, and Pablo A. Marquet. 2006. Spread dynamics of invasive species. (PDF | 525 KB) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103(2): 374-78.

Baker, Beth. 2001. National Management Plan maps strategy for controlling invasive species. Bioscience 51(2): 92.

Baskin, Y. 1996. Curbing undesirable invaders. Bioscience 46(10): 732-36.

Brown, James H., and Dov F. Sax. 2004. An essay on some topics concerning invasive species. (PDF | 71 KB) Austral Ecology 29:530-36.

Carlton, James T. 1996. Biological invasions and cryptogenic species. Ecology 77(6): 1653-55.

Colautti, Robert I., et al. 2006. Characterised and projected costs of nonindigenous species in Canada (PDF | 238 KB) Biological Invasions 8:45-59.

Daehler, C. C. 2001. Two ways to be an invader, but one is more suitable for ecology. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 82(1): 101-3.

Davis, Mark A., and Ken Thompson. 2000. Eight ways to be a colonizer; two ways to be an invader: A proposed nomenclature scheme for invasion biology. (PDF | 90 KB) Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 81(3): 226-30.

Didham, Raphael K., Jason M. Tylianakis, Melissa A. Hutchison, Robert M. Ewers, and Neil J. Gemmell. 2005. Are invasive species the drivers of ecological change? (PDF | 126 KB) Trends in Ecology and Evolution 20(9): 470-74.

Eldredge, L.G. 2006. Numbers of Hawaiian species for 2003–2005. (PDF | 790 KB) Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 88: 62-79.

Ewel, J. J., D. J. O'Dowd, J. Bergelson, C. C. Daehler, C. M. D'Antonio, D. Gomez, D. R. Gordon, R. J. Hobbs, A. Holt; K. R. Hopper, C. E. Hughes, M. Lahart, R. R. B. Leakey, W. G. Lee, L. L. Loope, D. H. Lorence, S. M. Louda, A. E. Lugo, P. B. Mcevoy, and D. M. Richardson. 1999. Deliberate introductions of species: Research needs — Benefits can be reaped, but risks are high. BioScience 49:619-30. (USDA access through DigiTop)

Finnoff, David, Jason F. Shogren, Brian Leung, and David Lodge. 2005. The importance of bioeconomic feedback in invasive species management. (PDF | 201 KB) Ecological Economics 52:367-81.

Gobster, Paul H. 2005. Invasive species as ecological threat: Is restoration an alternative to fear-based resource management? (PDF | 496 KB) Ecological Restoration 23(4): 261-70.

Gurevitch, Jessica, and Dianna K. Padilla. 2004. Are invasive species a major cause of extinctions?Trends in Ecology and Evolution 19(9): 470-74. (USDA access through DigiTop)

Guo, Qinfeng, Qian, Hong, Ricklefs, Robert E. & Xi, Weimin. 2006. Distributions of exotic plants in eastern Asia and North America. Ecology Letters 9(7):827-834. (USDA access through DigiTop)

Hastings, Alan, Richard J. Hall, and Caz M. Taylor. 2006. A simple approach to optimal control of invasive species. Theoretical Poplulation Biology (article in press). (USDA access through DigiTop)

Jenkins, Peter T. 2002. Paying for protection from invasive species. Issues in Science and Technology 19(1).

Keller, Reuben P., David M. Lodge, and David C. Finnoff. 2007. Risk assessment for invasive species produces net bioeconomic benefits. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104(1):203-207. (Abstract) (USDA access through DigiTop)

Korniss, Gyorgy, and Thomas Caraco. 2005. Spatial dynamics of invasion: The geometry of introduced species. (PDF | 345 KB) Journal of Theoretical Biology 233:137-50.

Krajick, Kevin. 2005. Winning the war against island invaders. Science 310(5753): 1410-13. (USDA access through DigiTop)

Lodge, D. M. 1993. Biological invasions: Lessons for ecology. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 8:133-37.

Lovett, Gary M., Charles D. Canham, Mary A. Arthur, Kathleen C. Weathers, and Ross D. Fitzhugh. 2006. Forest ecosystem responses to exotic pests and pathogens in eastern North America. (PDF | 902 KB) BioScience 56(5): 395-405.

Mack, Michelle C., and C.M. D'Antonio. 1998. Impacts of biological invasions on disturbance regimes. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 13(5): 195-98. (USDA access through DigiTop) (PDF | 631 KB)

Mack, Richard N., Daniel Simberloff, W. Mark Lonsdale, Harry Evans, Michael Clout, and Fakhri A. Bazzaz. 1999. Biotic invasions: Causes, epidemiology, global consequences, and control. Ecological Applications 10(3): 689-710. (Abstract)

———. 2000. Biotic invasions: Causes, epidemiology, global consequences, and control. (PDF | 350 KB) Issues in Ecology, no. 5.

McAusland, Carol, and Christopher Costello. 2004. Avoiding invasives: Trade-related policies for controlling unintentional exotic species introductions. (PDF | 326 KB) Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 48:954-77.

McCann, Jean, Steve Bunk, Eugene Russo, and Christine Bahls. 2001. Battling the bioinvaders: As invasive species problems grow, questions persist on how to deal with these foreign foes. The Scientist 15(18):1. Note: Requires free registration.

McKinney, Michael L., and Julie L. Lockwood. 1999. Biotic homogenization: A few winners replacing many losers in the next mass extinction. (PDF | 90 KB) Trends in Ecology and Evolution 14:453.

Mehta, Shefali V., Robert G. Haight, Frances R. Homans, Stephen Polasky, and Robert C. Venette. 2007. Optimal detection and control strategies for invasive species management. Ecological Economics 237-245.

Mills, Edward L., Joseph H. Leach, James T. Carlton, and Carol L. Secor. 1994. Exotic species and the integrity of the Great Lakes. (PDF | 6.35 MB) Bioscience 44(10): 666-75.

Mooney, H. A., and E. E. Cleland. 2001. The evolutionary impact of invasive species. (PDF | 81 KB) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 98(10): 5446-51.

Normile, Dennis. 2004. Expanding trade with China creates ecological backlash. (PDF | 244 KB) Science 306:968-69.

Novacek, Michael J., and Elsa E. Cleland. 2001. The current biodiversity extinction event: Scenarios for mitigation and recovery. (PDF | 105 KB) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 98(10): 5466-70.

Occhipinti-Ambrogi, Anna. 2007. Global change and marine communities: Alien species and climate change. Marine Pollution Bulletin. (USDA access through DigiTop)

Perrings, Charles, Katharina Dehnen-Schmutz, Julie Touza, and Mark Williamson. 2005. How to manage biological invasions under globalization. (PDF | 99 KB) Trends in Ecology and Evolution 20(5): 212-15.

Pimentel, David, Lori Lach, Rodolfo Zuniga, and Doug Morrison. 2000. Environmental and economic costs of nonindigenous species in the United States. (PDF | 222 KB) BioScience 50(1): 53-65.

Pimentel, David, Rodolfo Zuniga, and Doug Morrison. 2005. Update on the environmental and economic costs associated with alien-invasive species in the United States. (PDF | 195 KB) Ecological Economics 52:273-88.

Pimentel, David, S. McNair, J. Janecka, J. Wightman, C. Simmonds, C. O’Connell, E. Wong, L. Russel, J. Zern, T. Aquino, and T. Tsomondo. 2001. Economic and environmental threats of alien plant, animal, and microbe invasions. Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Environment 84:1-20. (USDA access through DigiTop) (PDF | 193 KB)

Puth, Linda M., and David M. Post. 2005. Studying invasion: Have we missed the boat? (PDF | 128 KB) Ecology Letters 8:715-21.

Rejmánek, Marcel, David M. Richardson, Michael G. Barbour, Michael J. Crawley, G. Frederic Hrusa, Peter B. Moyle, John M. Randall, Daniel Simberloff, and Mark Williamson. 2002. Biological invasions: Politics and the discontinuity of ecological terminology. (PDF | 913 KB) Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 83(2): 131-33.

Rosenzweig, Michael L. 2001. The four questions: what does the introduction of exotic species do to diversity? (PDF | 79 KB) Evolutionary Ecology Research 3:361-67.

Ruesink, J. L., I. M. Parker, M. J. Groom, and P. M. Kareiva. 1995. Reducing the risks of nonindigenous species introductions. BioScience 45(7): 465-77.

Sax, D. F. 2001. Latitudinal gradients and geographic ranges of exotic species: Implications for biogeography. (PDF | 607 KB) Journal of Biogeography 28:139-50.

Sax, Dov F., and J.H. Brown. 2000. The paradox of invasion. (PDF | 335 KB) Global Ecology and Biogeography 9:363-71.

Schardt, J. 1985. DNR: New faces - different places. Aquatics 7(4):15.

Schmitz, Don C., and Daniel Simberloff. 1997. Biological invasions: A growing threat. Issues in Science and Technology 13(4): 33-40.

———. 2001. Needed: A national center for biological invasions. Issues in Science and Technology 17(4).

Shirley, Susan M., and Salit Kark. 2006. Amassing efforts against alien invasive species in Europe. PLoS Biology 4(8): e279.

Simberloff, Daniel. 2000. Introduced species: The threat to biodiversity and what can be done. ActionBiocience.

———. 2005. The politics of assessing risk for biological invasions: The USA as a case study. (PDF | 221 KB) Trends in Ecology and Evolution 20(5): 216-22.

Simberloff, Daniel, Ingrid M. Parker, and Phyllis N. Windle. 2005. Introduced species policy, management, and future research needs. (PDF | 6.46 MB) Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 3:12-20.

Simberloff, Daniel, and Don C. Schmitz. 1999. Update: As invasive species threat intensifies, U.S. steps up fight. Issues in Science and Technology 15(3).

Simberloff, Daniel, and B. Von Holle. 1999. Positive interactions of non-indigenous species: invasional meltdown? Biological Invasions 1:21-32.

Simpson, Annie. 2004. The Global Invasive Species Information Network: What's in it for you? BioScience 54(7): 613-14.

Stokstad, Erik. 2007. Puzzling Decline of U.S. Bees Linked to Virus From Australia. Science 317(5843): 1304-1305. (USDA access through DigiTop)

Tatem, Andrew J., and Simon I. Hay. 2007. Climatic similarity and biological exchange in the worldwide airline transportation network. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (published online).

Torchin, Mark E., and Charles E. Mitchell. 2004. Parasites, pathogens, and invasions by plants and animals. (PDF | 411 KB) Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 2(4): 183-90.

Van Driesche, Jason, and Roy Van Driesche. 2001. Guilty until proven innocent: Preventing nonnative species invasions. (PDF | 105 KB) Conservation In Practice 2(1): 2-10.

Vitousek, Peter M., Carla M. D'Antonio, Lloyd L. Loope, Marcel Rejmánek, and Randy Westbrooks. 1997. Introduced species: A significant component of human-caused global change. (PDF | 173 KB) New Zealand Journal of Ecology 21(1): 1-16.

Wilcove, David S., David Rothstein, Jason Dubow, Ali Phillips, and Elizabeth Losos. 1998. Quantifying threats to imperiled species in the United States: Assessing the relative importance of habitat destruction, alien species, pollution, overexploitation, and disease. BioScience 48(8): 607-15.

Wilkinson, Jessica Bennett. 1999. The state role in biodiversity conservation. Issues in Science and Technology 15(3).

Williamson, M., and A. Fitter. 1996. The varying success of invaders. Ecology 779(6): 1661-66.

Zavaleta Erika S., Richard J. Hobbs, and Harold A. Mooney. 2001. Viewing invasive species removal in a whole-ecosystem context. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 16(8): 454-59. (USDA access through DigiTop)