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Invasive Species in Forests and Rangelands of the United States

A Comprehensive Science Synthesis for the United States Forest Sector

  • The most Comprehensive Review of Wide-Ranging Issues Related to Invasive Species

  • State-of-the-Art on the Science Behind Invasive Species Ecology, Impacts, and Practical tools for Management

  • Contributions from over 100 National experts provide Cultural, Economic, Scientific and Social Contexts for Addressing the Environmental Challenges Presented by Invasive Species

  • Improving Understanding of Non-Native Invasive Species in North America, from Plants, Insects and Vertebrates to Aquatic Organisms and Pathogens

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xlii
  2. Introduction

    • Deborah C. Hayes, Becky K. Kerns, Toral Patel-Weynand, Deborah M. Finch
    Pages 1-3Open Access
  3. Impacts of Invasive Species in Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems in the United States

    • Albert E. Mayfield III, Steven J. Seybold, Wendell R. Haag, M. Tracy Johnson, Becky K. Kerns, John C. Kilgo et al.
    Pages 5-39Open Access
  4. Impacts of Invasive Species on Forest and Grassland Ecosystem Processes in the United States

    • Chelcy Ford Miniat, Jennifer M. Fraterrigo, Steven T. Brantley, Mac A. Callaham Jr, Susan Cordell, Jeffrey S. Dukes et al.
    Pages 41-55Open Access
  5. Effects of Climate Change on Invasive Species

    • Deborah M. Finch, Jack L. Butler, Justin B. Runyon, Christopher J. Fettig, Francis F. Kilkenny, Shibu Jose et al.
    Pages 57-83Open Access
  6. Invasive Species Response to Natural and Anthropogenic Disturbance

    • Susan E. Meyer, Mac A. Callaham Jr, Jane E. Stewart, Steven D. Warren
    Pages 85-110Open Access
  7. Early Intervention Strategies for Invasive Species Management: Connections Between Risk Assessment, Prevention Efforts, Eradication, and Other Rapid Responses

    • Robert C. Venette, Doria R. Gordon, Jennifer Juzwik, Frank H. Koch, Andrew M. Liebhold, Robert K. D. Peterson et al.
    Pages 111-131Open Access
  8. Management of Landscapes for Established Invasive Species

    • Therese M. Poland, Jennifer Juzwik, Allen Rowley, Cynthia D. Huebner, John C. Kilgo, Vanessa M. Lopez et al.
    Pages 133-184Open Access
  9. Restoration of Landscapes and Habitats Affected by Established Invasive Species

    • Jennifer Koch, Dean E. Pearson, Cynthia D. Huebner, Michael K. Young, Richard A. Sniezko
    Pages 185-202Open Access
  10. Sectoral Impacts of Invasive Species in the United States and Approaches to Management

    • Anne S. Marsh, Deborah C. Hayes, Patrice N. Klein, Nicole Zimmerman, Alison Dalsimer, Douglas A. Burkett et al.
    Pages 203-229Open Access
  11. Inventory and Monitoring of Invasive Species

    • Sonja Oswalt, Chris Oswalt, Alycia Crall, Robert Rabaglia, Michael K. Schwartz, Becky K. Kerns
    Pages 231-242Open Access
  12. Tools and Technologies for Quantifying Spread and Impacts of Invasive Species

    • Matt Reeves, Inés Ibáñez, Dana Blumenthal, Gang Chen, Qinfeng Guo, Catherine Jarnevich et al.
    Pages 243-265Open Access
  13. Social and Cultural Dynamics of Non-native Invasive Species

    • John Schelhas, Janice Alexander, Mark Brunson, Tommy Cabe, Alycia Crall, Michael J. Dockry et al.
    Pages 267-291Open Access
  14. The Role of International Cooperation in Invasive Species Research

    • Andrew M. Liebhold, Faith T. Campbell, Doria R. Gordon, Qinfeng Guo, Nathan Havill, Bradley Kinder et al.
    Pages 293-303Open Access
  15. Economics of Invasive Species

    • Travis Warziniack, Robert G. Haight, Denys Yemshanov, Jenny L. Apriesnig, Thomas P. Holmes, Amanda M. Countryman et al.
    Pages 305-320Open Access
  16. Legislation and Policy

    • Faith T. Campbell, Hilda Diaz-Soltero, Deborah C. Hayes
    Pages 321-328Open Access
  17. Future Invasive Species Research Challenges and Opportunities

    • Becky K. Kerns, Therese M. Poland, Robert C. Venette, Toral Patel-Weynand, Deborah M. Finch, Allen Rowley et al.
    Pages 329-333Open Access
  18. Correction to: Invasive Species in Forests and Rangelands of the United States

    • Therese M. Poland, Toral Patel-Weynand, Deborah M. Finch, Chelcy Ford Miniat, Deborah C. Hayes, Vanessa M. Lopez
    Pages C1-C1Open Access
  19. Back Matter

    Pages 335-455

About this book

This open access book describes the serious threat of invasive species to native ecosystems. Invasive species have caused and will continue to cause enormous ecological and economic damage with ever increasing world trade. This multi-disciplinary book, written by over 100 national experts, presents the latest research on a wide range of natural science and social science fields that explore the ecology, impacts, and practical tools for management of invasive species. It covers species of all taxonomic groups from insects and pathogens, to plants, vertebrates, and aquatic organisms that impact a diversity of habitats in forests, rangelands and grasslands of the United States. It is well-illustrated, provides summaries of the most important invasive species and issues impacting all regions of the country, and includes a comprehensive primary reference list for each topic. This scientific synthesis provides the cultural, economic, scientific and social context for addressing environmental challenges posed by invasive species and will be a valuable resource for scholars, policy makers, natural resource managers and practitioners.

Reviews

“This book will be a go-to reference on invasive species. I imagine keeping it within sight on my bookshelf and re-reading descriptions … . The book will likely be useful for biologists studying invasive species, land managers, conservation practitioners, and graduate students. … Overall, this is an impressive synthesis. … This book helps shed light on what we know and what we need to do about this troubling aspect of global change.” (R. Travis Belote, Biological Invasions, Vol. 23, 2021)

Editors and Affiliations

  • U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Lansing, USA

    Therese M. Poland

  • U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Sustainable Forest Management Research, Washington, DC, USA

    Toral Patel-Weynand, Deborah C. Hayes

  • U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Albuquerque, USA

    Deborah M. Finch

  • U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Coweeta Hydrologic Lab, Otto, USA

    Chelcy Ford Miniat

  • U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, State and Private Forestry, Washington, DC, USA

    Vanessa M. Lopez

About the editors

The editors are USDA Forest Service research scientists, managers, and national program leaders who specialize on invasive species and strategic planning for research and management programs.  Therese Poland is a research entomologist and conducts research to develop tools for detecting and managing invasive insects; Toral Patel-Weynand is the national program director for Sustainable Forest Management Research and coordinates national strategies and research priorities on forest management research and sustainability issues including disturbance from invasive species; Deborah Finch is a research biologist and specializes on management of invasive plants and fuel to reduce fire risk as well as their impacts on ecosystem processes and functions; Chelcy Ford Miniat is a research ecologist and studies how invasive species affect carbon, nutrient, and water cycling processes; Vanessa Lopez serves as the national program leader for invasive plants with Forest Service State and Private Forestry and has previously worked on invasive insects and diseases including research on dispersal and biological control of woodboring beetles.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Invasive Species in Forests and Rangelands of the United States

  • Book Subtitle: A Comprehensive Science Synthesis for the United States Forest Sector

  • Editors: Therese M. Poland, Toral Patel-Weynand, Deborah M. Finch, Chelcy Ford Miniat, Deborah C. Hayes, Vanessa M. Lopez

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45367-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: This is a U.S. government work and not under copyright protection in the U.S.; foreign copyright protection may apply 2021

  • License: CC BY

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-45366-4Published: 02 February 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-45369-5Published: 26 December 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-45367-1Published: 01 February 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XLII, 455

  • Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations, 67 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Ecosystems, Environment, general, Terrestial Ecology, Landscape Ecology, Ecology

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