Nebraska Invasive Species Project

Monitoring Mapping Risk and Management


 

Selected Research

Overland Disperals of Aquatic Invasive Species: A Risk Assessment of Transient Recreational Boating. Ladd E. Johnson, Anthony Ricciardi, and James T. Carlton.

Rapid displacement of native speices: effects of Hybridization. Gary R. Huxel

Riparian zones as havens for exotic plant species in the central grasslands. Thomas J. Stohlgren, Kelly A. Bull, Yuka Otsuki, Cynthia A. Villa, and Michelle Lee

Risk Analysis for Biological Hazards: What we need to know about Invasive Species. Thomas J. Stohlgren, John L. Schnase

Biological Invasions: A Challenge in Ecological Forecasting. J.L. Schnase, J.A. Smith, T.J. Stohlgren, S. Graves, C.Trees

Remote sensing for biodiversity science and convservation. Woody Turner, Sacha Spector, Ned Gardiner, Matthew Fladeland, Eleanor Sterling, and Marc Steininger

Hyperspectral Remote Sensing for Invasive Species Detection and Mapping. S.L. Ustin, D. DiPietro, K. Olmstead, E. Underwood, G.J. Scheer

Viewing invasive species removal in a whole-ecosystem context. Erika S. Zavaleta, Richard J. Hobbs, and Harold A. Mooney

 

Books

Coates, P.A. 2006. American perceptions of immigrant and invasive species: strangers on the land. Berkeley : University of California Press. (Available at Love Library: QH353 .C62)

Luken, J.O. and J.W. Thieret (Eds.). 1997. Assessment and management of plant invasions. New York: Springer. (Available at CYT Library: SB613.5 .A77)

National Academy Press, National Research Council. Committee on the Scientific Basis for Predicting the Invasive Potential of Nonindigenous Plants and Plant Pests in the United States. 2002. Predicting Invasions of Nonindigenous Plants and Plant Pests. National Academies Press.

McNeely, J.A. 2001. The great reshuffling: human dimensions of invasive alien species. IUCN.

Mooney, H.A. and R.J. Hobbs. 2000. Invasive species in a changing world. Island Press.

Myers, J.H and D. Bazely. 2003. Ecology and control of introduced plants. Cambridge, NY: Cambridge University Press. (Available at CYT Library: SB613.5 .M94)

U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. 2001. Inland inspection program: safeguarding American agriculture against invasive species. Washington, D.C.: The Service. (Available at CYT Library: A 1.68:1686)

 

Journal Articles

Anderson, G.L., E.S. Delfosse, N.R. Spencer, C.W. Prosser, and R.D. Richard. 2003. Lessons in developing successful invasive weed control programs. Journal of range management, vol. 56(1): 2-12.

Antognini, J., P.C. Quimby, Jr., C.E. Turner, Y.A. Young. 1995. Implementing effective noxious range weed control on rangelands. Rangelands, vol. 17(5): 158-163.

Bakker, J.D. et al. 2003. Contingency of grassland restoration on year, site, competition from introduced grasses. Ecological applications, vol. 13(1): 137-153.

Barnes, T.G. 2004. Strategies to convert exotic grass pastures to tall grass prairie communities. Weed technology, vol. 18 (Invasive weed symposium): 1364-1370.

Barthell, J.F., J.M. Randall, R.W. Thorp, and A.M. Wenner. 2001. Promotion of seed set in yellow star-thistle by honey bees: evidence of an invasive mutualism. Ecological applications, vol. 11(6): 1870-1883.

Baskin, Y. 202. The greening of horticulture: new codes of conduct aim to curb plant invasions.  BioScience, vol. 52(6): 464-471.

Batish, D.R., H.P. Singh, R.K. Kholi, V. Johar, S. Yadav. 2004. Management of invasive exotic weeds requires community participation. Weed technology, vol. 18 (Invasive weed symposium): 1445-1448.

Beck, K.G., R.G. Wilson, and M.A. Henson. 1990. The effects of selected herbicides on musk thistle (Carduus nutans) viable achene production. Weed technology, vol. 4(3): 482-486.

Belnap, J. and S.L. Phillips. 2001. Soil biota in an ungrazed grassland: response to annual grass (Bromus tectorum) invasion. Ecological applications, vol. 11(5): 1261-1275.

Belnap, J., S.L. Phillips, S.K. Sherrod, A. Moldenke. 2005. Soil biota can change after exotic plant invasion: does this affect ecosystem processes?. Ecology, vol. 86(11): 3007-3017.

Benefield, C.B., J.M. DiTomaso, G.B. Kyser, A. Tschohl. 2001. Reproductive biology of yellow starthistle: maximizing late-season control. Weed science, vol. 49(1): 83-90.

Binggeli, Pierre. 1996. A taxonomic, biogeographical and ecological overview of invasive woody plants. Journal of vegetation science, 7(1): 121-124.

Blumenthal, D.M., N.R. Jordan, and M.P. Russelle. 2003. Soil carbon addition controls weeds and facilitates prairie restoration. Ecological applications, vol. 13(3): 605-615.

Bright, C. 1999. Invasive species: pathogens of globalization. Foreign policy, no. 116: 50-60, 62, 64.

Brown, B.J., R.J. Mitchell, and S.A. Graham. 2002. Competition for pollination between an invasive species (purple loosestrife) and a native congener. Ecology, vol. 83(8): 2328-2336.

Bryson, C.T. and R. Carter. 2004. Biology of pathways for invasive weeds. Weed technology, vol. 18 (Invasive weed symposium): 1216-1220.

Butler, J.L. and D.R. Cogan. 2004. Leafy spurge effects on patterns of plant species richness. Journal of range management, vol. 57(3): 305-311.

Byers, J.E. and E.G. Noonburg. 2003. Scale dependent effects of biotic resistance to biological invasion. Ecology, vol. 84(6): 1428-1433.

Callaway, R.M., T.H. Deluca, and W.M. Belliveau. 1999. Biological-control herbivores may increase competitive ability of the noxious weed Centaurea maculosa. Ecology, vol. 80(40): 1196-1201.

Callaway, R.M. and E.T. Aschehoug. 2000. Invasive plants versus their new and old neighbors: a mechanism for exotic invasion. Science, new series, vol. 290(5491): 521-523.

Callaway, R.M., and W.M. Ridenour. 2004. Novel weapons: invasive success and the evolution of increased competitive ability. Frontiers in ecology and the environment, vol. 2(8); 436-443.

Carpinelli, M.F., R.L. Sheley, and B.D. Maxwell. 2004. Revegetating weed-infested rangeland with niche-differentiated desirable species. Journal of range management, vol. 57(1): 97-105.

Carson, W.P., S.M. Hovick, A.J. Baumert, D.E. Bunker, and T.H. Pendergast IV. 2008. Evaluating the post-release efficacy of invasive plant biocontrol by insects: a comprehensive approach. Arthropod-plant interactions, vol. 2(2): 77-86.

Chornesky, E.A. and J.M. Randall. 2003. The threat of invasive alien species to biological diversity: setting a future course. Annals of the Missouri botanical garden, vol. 90(1): 67-76.

Coblentz, B.E. 1990. Exotic organisms: a dilemma for conservation biology. Conservation biology, vol. 4(3): 261-265.

Corbin, J.D. and C.M. D’Antonio. 2004. Competition between native perennial and exotic annual grasses: implications for an historical invasion. Ecology, vol. 85(5): 1273-1283.

Costello, C. and C. McAusland. (2003) Protectionism, trade, and measures of damage from exotic species introductions. American journal of agricultural economics 85(4), 964–975. (Available at CYT library).

Culliney, T.W. 2005. Benefits of classical biological control for managing invasive plants. Critical reviews in plant sciences 24(2): 131-150.

Cully, A.C., J.F. Cully Jr., and R.D. Hiebert. 2003. Invasion of exotic plant species in tallgrass prairie fragments. Conservation biology vol. 17(4): 990-998.

D’Antonio, C.M. N.E. Jackson, C.C. Horvitz, and R. Hedberg. 2004. Invasive plants in wildland ecosystems: merging the study of invasion processes with management needs. Frontiers in ecology and the environment., vol. 2(10): 513-521.

Davis, M.A., J.P. Grime, and K. Thompson. 2000. Fluctuating resources in plant communities: a general theory of invasibility. The journal of ecology, vol. 88(3): 528-534.

Denslow, J.S. and R.F. Hughes. 2004. Exotic plants as ecosystem dominants. Weed technology, vol. 18 (Invasive weed symposium):1283-1287.

Di Tomaso, J.M. 2000. Invasive weeds in rangelands: species impacts and management. Weed science, vol. 48: pp. 255-265.

Di Tomaso, J.M. and D.W. Johnson. 2006. The use of fire as a tool for controlling invasive plants in the United States.

Dudley, T.L. and C.J. Deloach. 2004. Saltcedar (Tamarix spp.), endangered species, and biological weed control: can they mix?. Weed technology, vol. 18 (Invasive weed symposium): 1542-1551.

Dukes, J.S. 2001. Biodiversity and invasibility in grassland microcosms. Oecologia, vol. 126(4): 563-568.

Dukes, J.S. 2002. Species composition and diversity affect grassland susceptibility and response to invasion. Ecological applications, vol. 12(2): 602-617.

Duncan, C.A. et al. 2004. Assessing the economic, environmental, and societal losses from invasive plants on rangeland and wildlands. Weed technology, vol. 18 (Invasive weed symposium): 1411-1416.

Duncan, K.W. and K.C. McDaniel. 1998. Saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) management with Imazapyr. Weed technology, vol. 12(2): 337-344.

Dunn, P.H. and G. Campobasso. 1993. Field test of the weevil Hadroplonthus trimaculatus and the fleabeetle Psylliodes chalcomera against musk thistle (Carduus nutans). Weed science, vol. 41(4): 656-663.

Edwards, K.R., M.S. Adams, and J. Kvet. 1998. Differences between European native and American invasive populations of Lythrum salicaria. Applied vegetation science, vol. 1(2): 267-280.

Ehrenfeld, J.G. 2003. Effects of plant invasions on soil nutrient cycling processes. Ecosystems 6(6): 503-523.

Ehrenfeld, J.G. 2004. Implications of invasive species for belowground community and nutrient processes. Weed technology, vol. 18 (Invasive weed symposium): 1232-1235.

Ewel, J.J. and F.E. Putz. 2004. A place for alien species in ecosystem restoration. Frontiers in ecology and the environment, vol. 2(7): 354-360.

Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds (FICMNEW). 2003. A national early detection and rapid response system for invasive plants in the united states.

Fellows, D.P. and W.E. Newton. 1999. Prescribed fire effects on biological control of leafy spurge. Journal of range management, vol. 52(5): 489-493.

Feng, Y., J. Wang, and W. Sang. 2007. Biomass allocation, morphology and photosynthesis of invasive and noninvasive exotic species grown at four irradiance levels. Acta oecologica, vol. 31(1): 40-47.

Franklin, T., J. Asher, and E. Barclay. 1999. Policy news: invasion of the aliens: exotic plants impact wildlife. Wildlife society bulletin, vo. 27(3): 873-875.

Franks, S.J., P.D. Pratt, F.A. Dray, and E.L. Simms. 2004. Selection for resistance in invasive plants. Weed technology, vol. 18 (Invasive weed symposium): 1486-1489.

Fridley, J.D., R.L. Brown, and J.F. Bruno. 2004. Null models of exotic invasion and scale-dependent patterns of native and exotic species richness. Ecology, vol. 85(12): 3215-3222.

Gaskin, J.F. and B.A. Schaal. 2002. Hybrid Tamarix widespread in U.S. invasion and undetected in native Asian range. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 99(17): 11256-11259.

Gaskin, J.F. 2003. Molecular systematics and the control of invasive plants: a case study of tamarix (Tamaricaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, vol. 90(1): 109-118.

Gelbard, J.L. and S. Harrison. 2003. Roadless habitats as refuges for native grasslands: interactions with soil, aspect, and grazing. Ecological applications, vol. 13(2): 404-415.

Gerlach, Jr., J.D. and K.J. Rice. 2003. Testing life history correlates of invasiveness using congeneric plant species. Ecological applications, vol. 13(1): 167-179.

Germano, D.J., G.B. Rathbun, and L.R. Saslaw. 2001. Managing exotic grasses and conserving declining species. Wildlife society bulletin, vol. 29(2): 551-559.

Gido, K.B., J.F. Schaefer, and J. Pigg. 2004. Patterns of fish invasions in the Great Plains of North America. Biological Conservation, vol 118: 121-131.

Gilbert, B. and M.J. Lechowicz. 2005. Invasibility and abiotic gradients: the positive correlation between native and exotic plant diversity. Ecology, vol. 86(7): 1848-1855.

Goodwin, B.J., A.J. McAllister, and L. Fahrig. 1999. Predicting invasiveness of plant species based on biological information. Conservation biology, vol. 13(2): 422-426.

Gross, K.L., G.G. Mittelbach, and H.L. Reynolds. Grassland invasibility and diversity: responses to nutrients, seed input, and disturbance. Ecology, vol. 86(2): 476-486.

Guo, Q. and A. Symstad. 2008. A two-part measure of degree of invasion for cross-community comparisons. Conservation biology, vol. 22(3): 666-672.

Hellman, J.J., J.E. Byers, B.G. Biewagen, and J.J. Dukes. 2008. Five potential consequences of climate change for invasive species. Conservation biology, vol. 22(3): 534-543.

Henderson, D.C. and M.A. Naeth. 2005. Multi-scale impacts of crested wheatgrass invasion in mixed-grass prairie. Biological invasions, vol. 7(4): 639-650.

Henderson, S., T.P. Dawson, and R.J. Whittaker. 2006. Progress in invasive plants research. Progress in physical geography, vol. 30(1): 25-46.

Herben, T., B. Mandak, K. Bimova, and Z. Munzbergova. 2004. Invasibility and species richness of a community: a neutral model and a survey of published data. Ecology, vol. 85(12): 3223-3233.

Hiebert, R.D. and J. Stubbendieck. 1993. Handbook for ranking exotic plants for management and control. National Park Service.

Higgins, S.I., D.M. Richardson, and R.M. Cowling. Using a dynamic landscape model for planning the management of alien plant invasions. Ecological applications, vol. 10(6): 1833-1848.

Hinz, H.L. and M. Schwarzlaender. 2004. Comparing invasive plants from their natural and exotic range: what can we learn for biological control?. Weed technology, vol. 18 (Invasive weed symposium): 1533-1541.

Hoddle, M.S. 2004. Restoring Balance: Using exotic species to control invasive exotic species. Conservation biology, vol. 18(1): 38–49.

Holt, J.S. 2004. Principles of weed management in agroecosystems and wildlands. Weed technology, vol. 18 (Invasive weed symposium): 1559-1562.

Hughes, L.E. 2000. Tamarisk...maybe not invincible. Rangelands, vol. 22(1): 11-14.

Jacobs, J.S. and R.L. Sheley. 1999. Spotted knapweed, forb, and grass response to 2,4-D and N-fertilizer. Journal of range management, vol. 52(5): 482-488.

Jacobs, J.S., R.L. Sheley, and J.R. Carter. 2000. Picloram, fertilizer, and defoliation interactions on spotted knapweed reinvasion. Journal of range management, vol. 53(3): 309-314.

Jenkins, C.N. and S.L. Pimm. 2003. How big is the global weed patch?. Annals of the Missouri botanical garden, vol. 90(2): 172-178.

Jenkins, P.T. 1996. Free trade and exotic species introductions. Conservation biology, vol. 10(1): 300-302.

Jordan, N.R., D.L. Larson, and S.C. Huerd. 2008. Soil modification by invasive plants: effects on native and invasive species of mixed-grass prairies. Biological invasions, vol. 10(2); 17-190.

Kaiser, J. 1999. Stemming the tide of invasive species. Science, new series, vol. 285(5435): 1836-1841.

Knezevic, S.Z. et al. 2004. Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) control with herbicides: single-year application. Weed technology, vol. 18 (Invasive weed symposium): 1255-1260.

Kimball, S. and P.M. Schiffman. 2003. Differing effects of cattle grazing on native and alien plants. Conservation biology, vol. 17(6): 1681-1693.

Kiemnec, G., L.L. Larson, and A. Grammon. 2003. Diffuse knapweed and bluebunch wheatgrass seedling growth under stress. Journal of range management, vol. 556(1): 65-67.

Kirby, D.R., R.G. Lym, J.J. Sterling, and C.H. Sieg. 2003. Observation: leafy spurge control in western prairie fringed orchid habitat. Journal of range management, vol. 56(5): 466-473.

Kolar, C.S. and D.M. Lodge. 2001. Progress in invasion biology: predicting invaders. Trends in ecology and evolution, vol. 16(4): 199-204.

Kolb, A., P. Alpert, D. Enters, and C. Holzapfel. 2002. Patterns of invasion within a grassland community. The journal of ecology, vol. 90(5): 871-881.

Kostivkovsky, V. and J.A. Young. 2000. Invasive exotic rangeland weeds: a glimpse at some of their native habitats. Rangelands, vol. 22(6): 3-6.

Kourtev, P.S., J.G. Ehrenfeld, and M. Häggblom. 2002. Exotic plant species alter the microbial community structure and function in the soil. Ecology, vol. 83(11): 3152-3166.

Krzic, M.K. Broersma, D.J. Thompson, and A.A. Bomke.  2000. Soil properties and species diversity of grazed crested wheatgrass and native rangelands. Journal of range management, vol. 53(3): 353-358.

Kyser, G.B. and J.M. Di Tomaso. 2002. Instability in a grassland community after the control of yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) with prescribed burning. Weed science, vol. 50(5): 648-657.

Lambrinos, J.G. 2004. How interactions between ecology and evolution influence contemporary invasion dynamics. Ecology, vol. 85(8): 2016-2070.

Larson, D.L., P.J. Anderson, and W. Newton. 2001. Alien plant invasion in mixed-grass prairie: effects of vegetation type and anthropogenic disturbance. Ecological applications, vol. 11(1): 128-141.

Larson, D.L. 2002. Native weeds and exotic plants: relationships to disturbance in mixed-grass prairie. Plant ecology, vol. 169(2): 317-333.

Lee, C.E. 2002. Evolutionary genetics of invasive species. Trends in ecology and evolution, vol. 17(8): 386-392.

LeJeune, K.D. and T.R. Seastedt. 2001. Centaurea species: the forb that won the west. Conservation biology, 15(6): 1568-1574.

Leppla, N.C. 1996. Environmentally friendly methods for reducing the damage caused by exotic weeds in natural habitats: conflicts of interest, safeguards, and national policy. Castanea, vol. 61(3): 214-225.

Leung, B., et al. 2002. An ounce of prevention or a pound of cure: bioeconomic risk analysis of invasive species. Proceedings: biological sciences, vol. 269(1508): 2407-2413.

Lodge, D.M. and K. Shrader-Frechette. 2003. Nonindigenous species: ecological explanation, environmental ethics, and public policy. Conservation biology, vol. 17(1): 31-37.

Lonsdale, W.M. 1999. Global patterns of plant invasions and the concept of invasibility. Ecology, vol. 80(5): 1522-1536.

Louda, S.M., D. Kendall, J. Connor, D. Simberloff. 1997. Ecological effects of an insect introduced for the biological control of weeds. Science, vol. 277(5329): 1088-1090.

Louda, S.M. 2000. Rhinocyllus conicus – Insights to improve predictability and minimize risk of biological control of weeds. Proceedings of the X international symposium on biological control of weeds, Neal R. Spencer (Ed.): 187-193.

Lowe, P.N., W.K. Lauenroth, I.C. Burke. 2002. Effects of nitrogen availability on the growth of native grasses exotic weeds. Journal of range management, vol. 55(1): 94-98.

Lutgen, E.R. and M.C. Rillig. 2004. Influence of spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa) management treatments on arbuscular mycorrhizae and soil aggregation. Weed science, vol. 52(1): 172-177.

Lym, R.G. and J.A. Nelson. 2000. Biological control of leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) with Aphthona spp. along railroad right-of-ways. Weed technology, vol. 14(3): 642-646.

Lym, R.G. and J.A. Nelson. 2002. Integration of Aphthona spp. flea beetles and herbicides for leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) control. Weed science, vol. 50(6): 812-819.

MacDougall, A.S. and R. Turkington. 2005. Are invasive species the drivers or passengers of change in degraded ecosystems?. Ecology, vol. 86(1): 42-55.

Malakoff, D. 1999. Plan to import exotic beetle drives some scientists wild. Science, new series, vol. 284(5418): 1255.

Margolis, M., J.F. Shogren, and C. Fischer. 2005. How trade politics affect invasive species control. Ecological economics, vol. 52(3): 305-313.

Marler, M.J., C.A. Zabinski, R.M. Callaway. 1999. Mycorrhizae indirectly enhance competitive effects of an invasive forb on a native bunchgrass. Ecology, vol. 80(4): 1180-1186.

Maron, J.L. and R.L. Jeffries. 2001. Restoring enriched grasslands: effects of mowing on species richness, productivity, and nitrogen retention. Ecological applications, vol. 11(4): 1088-1100.

Maron, J.L. and M. Vila. 2001. When do herbivores affect plant invasion? Evidence for the natural enemies and biotic resistance hypotheses. Oikos, vol. 95: 361-373.

Martin, B. 2006. To control or not to control? The need to control some alien species, the effectiveness of legislation and possible future developments in the law. Liverpool law review, vol. 27(3): 259-301.

Masters, R.A., D.D. Beran, and R.E. Gaussoin. 2001. Restoring tallgrass prairie species mixtures on leafy spurge-infested rangeland. Journal of range management, vol. 54(4): 362-369.

Masters, R.A. and Sheley, R.L. 2001. Principles and practices for managing rangeland invasive plants. Journal of range management, vol. 54(5). pp 502-517.

McDaniel, K.C., and J.P. Taylor. 2003. Saltcedar recovery after herbicide-burn and mechanical clearing practices. Journal of range management, vol. 56(4): 439-445.

McKinney, M.L. 2004. Citizens as propagules for exotic plants: measurement and management implications. Weed technology, vol. 18 (Invasive weed symposium): 1480-1483.

McNeely, J.A. 2006. As the world gets smaller, the chances of invasion grow. Euphytica, vol. 148(1-2): 5-15.

McPherson, G.R. 2004. Linking science and management to mitigate impacts of nonnative plants. Weed technology, vol. 18 (Invasive weed symposium): 1185-1188.

Meyerson, L.A. and J.K. Reaser. 2003. Bioinvasions, bioterrorism, and biosecurity. Frontiers in ecology and the environment, 1(6): 307-314.

Milbau, A. and I. Nijs. 2004. The role of species traits (invasiveness) and ecosystem characteristics (invasibility) in grassland invasions: a framework. Weed technology, vol. 18 (Invasive weed symposium): 1301-1304.

Miller, T.W., S.L. Shinn, D.C. Thill. 2001. Cross-resistance in and chemical control of auxinic herbicide-resistant yellow starthistle. Weed technology, vol. 15(2): 293-299.

Mounsif, M., C. Wan, and R.E. Sosebee. 2002. Effects of top-soil drying on saltcedar photosynthesis and stomatal conductance. Journal of range management, vol. 55(1): 88-93.

Mueller, J.M. and J.J. Hellman. 2008. An assessment of invasion risk from assisted migration. Conservation biology, vol. 22(3): 562-567.

Mullin, B.H., L.W.J. Anderson, J.M. Di Tomaso, R.E. Eplee, and K.D. Getsinger. 2000. Invasive plant species. Council for agricultural science and technology: issue paper, vol. 13: 1-18.

Myers, J.H., D. Simberloff, A.M. Kuris, and J.R. Carey. 2000. Eradication revisited: dealing with exotic species. Trends in ecology and evolution, vol. 15(8): 316-320.

Noonburg, E.G. and J.E. Byers. 2005. More harm than good: when invader vulnerability to predators enhances impact on native species. Ecology, vol. 86(10): 2555-2560.

Novak, S.J. 2004. Genetic analysis of downy brome (Bromus tectorum) and Medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae): management implications. Weed technology, vol. 18 (Invasive weed symposium): 1417-1421.

Ogle, S.M. and W.A. Reiners. 2002. A phytosociological study of exotic annual brome grasses in mixed grass prairie/ponderosa pine forest ecotone. American midland naturalist, vol. 147(1): 25-31.

Ogle, S.M., W.A. Reiners, and K.G. Gerow. 2003. Impacts of exotic annual brome grasses (Bromus spp.) on ecosystem properties of northern mixed grass prairie. American midland naturalist, vol. 149(1): 46-58.

Olson, B.E. and R.T. Wallander. 2002. Does ruminal retention time affect leafy spurge seed of varying maturity?. Journal of range management, vol. 55(1):65-69.

Parker, I.M., S.K. Mertens, and D.W. Schemske. 1993. Distribution of seven native and two exotic plants in a tallgrass prairie in southeastern Wisconsin: the importance of human disturbance. American midland naturalist, vol. 130(1): 43-55.

Peterson, A.T., M. Papes, and D.A. Kluza. 2003. Predicting the potential invasive distributions of four alien plant species in North America. Weed science, vol. 51(6): 863-868.

Pimentel, D., R. Zuniga, and D. Morrison. 2005. Update on the environmental and economic costs associated with alien-invasive species in the United States. Ecological economics, vol. 52(2): 273-288.

Popay, I. and R. Field. 1996. Grazing animals as weed control agents. Weed technology, vol. 10(1): 217-231.

Pyke, C.R. et al. 2008. Current practices and future opportunities for policy on climate change and invasive species. Conservation biology, vol. 22(3): 585-592.

Qian, H. 2008. A latitudinal gradient of beta diversity for exotic vascular plant species in North America. Diversity and Distributions, vol. 14(3): 556-560.

Radosevich, S.R., M.M. Stubbs, C.M. Ghersa. 2003. Plant invasions: process and patterns. Weed science, vol. 51(2): 254-259.

Randall, J.M. 1996. Weed control for the preservation of biological diversity. Weed technology, vol. 10(2): 370-383.

Rand, T.A. and S.M. Louda. 2004. Exotic weed invasion increases the susceptibility of native plants to attack by a biocontrol herbivore. Ecology, vol. 85(6): 1548-1554.

Rand, T.A., F.L. Russell, and S.M. Louda. 2004. Local- vs. landscape-scale indirect effects of an invasive weed on native plants. Weed technology, vol. 18 (Invasive weed symposium): 1250-1254.

Randall, J.M. 2000. Improving management of nonnative invasive plants in wilderness and other natural areas. USDA Forest Service proceedings, vol. 5: 64-73.

Reichard, S.H. 2004. Conflicting values and common goals: codes of conduct to reduce the threat of invasive species. Weed technology, vol. 18 (Invasive weed symposium): 1503-1507.

Reichard, S., et al. 2005. The tragedy of the commons revisited: invasive species. Frontiers in ecology and the environment, vol. 3(2): 109-115.

Rejmanek, M. and D.M. Richardson.1996. What attributes make some plant species more invasive?. Ecology, vol. 77(6): 1655-1661.

Rice, P.M., C. Toney, D.J. Bedunah, and C.E. Carlson. 1997. Plant community diversity and growth form responses to herbicide applications for control of Centaurea maculosa. The journal of applied ecology, vol. 34(6): 1397-1412.

Ridenour, W.M. and R.M. Callaway. 2001. The relative importance of allelopathy in interference: the effects of an invasive weed on a native bunchgrass. Oecologia, vol. 126(3): 444-450.

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