Invasive species management references
This web page provides supporting references
for the report:
Risky Business: Invasive species management on National Forests
A review and summary of needed changes in current plans, policies
and programs
(www.kettlerange.org/weeds/)
List of references available at this site:
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Risky Business: Invasive species management on National
Forests - A review and summary of needed changes in current plans, policies
and programs, by George Wooten and Marlene Renwyck. To be successful,
a program of invasive species management should offer long-term sustainability,
clearly stated goals, understanding of biological principles, adaptability
and accountability. In the rush to secure program funding, agencies have
missed opportunities for sound alternatives of invasive species.
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Boulder Creek on the Okanogan National Forest.
- A case study of a weed management action gone wrong, including a photographic
survey and letters to the National Forest Supervisor describing the problem.
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Biological Invasions of Alien Plants in the Interior
Columbia River Basin, by Peter Morrison and George Wooten. A review
paper on the extent and costs associated with alien plant invasions, including
some factors about the basic biology of their spread, and policital and
legal ramifications of their management.
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Using the World Wide Web to learn about Integrated
Pest Management (IPM). This paper gives a working definition of IPM
to guide in evaluating programs which claim to use IPM. Although IPM was
originally intended as a means of pesticide reduction, the concept of IPM
has been permuted as if to justify increased herbicide.
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The Use of Integrated Weed Management Within a Framework
of Ecosystem Management. A proposal for a rational approach to controlling
weeds based on ecosystem management. A set of definitions and guidelines
is developed for the use of true Integrated Weed Management within a framework
of Ecosystem Management.
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A Comprehensive List of Vegetation Control Methods.
This is an outline of specific methods available for the design and implementation
of a comprehensive vegetation control program.