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Invasive Species in Forests and Rangelands of the United States : A Comprehensive Science Synthesis for the United States Forest Sector.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Poland, Therese M.
Other Authors: Patel-Weynand, Toral., Finch, Deborah M., Miniat, Chelcy Ford., Hayes, Deborah C., Lopez, Vanessa M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2021.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Acknowledgments
  • Executive Summary
  • Ecological and Economic Impacts of Invasive Species
  • Interactions of Invasive Species with Changing Environmental Conditions
  • Social Dynamics Related to Invasive Species
  • Early Intervention and Management of Invasive Species
  • Managing for Resilience and Restoring Ecosystems Impacted by Invasive Species
  • Regional Effects of Invasive Species
  • An Imperative for Action
  • Contents
  • Author Biographies
  • List of Boxes
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • 1: Introduction
  • 2: Impacts of Invasive Species in Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems in the United States
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.1.1 Conceptualizing Mechanisms of Invasive Species Ecological Impacts
  • 2.1.2 Direct and Indirect Impacts: Density-Mediated vs Trait-Mediated
  • 2.1.3 Understanding Invaders in a Community Context
  • 2.1.4 Research Gaps for Understanding Ecological Impact
  • 2.1.5 Key Findings
  • 2.1.6 Key Information Needs
  • 2.2 Impacts of Invasive Plants in Terrestrial Systems
  • 2.2.1 Invasive Plant Impacts on Community Structure and Function
  • 2.2.2 Invasive Plants: Competition and System Engineering
  • 2.2.3 Invasive Plants and Pollinators
  • 2.2.4 Invasive Plant Impacts on Trophic Interactions: A Tangled Web
  • 2.2.5 Invasive Plant Impacts and Evolution
  • 2.2.6 Invasive Plant Impacts: Looking Forward
  • 2.2.7 Key Findings
  • 2.2.8 Key Information Needs
  • 2.3 Impacts of Invasive Phytophagous Insects and Plant Pathogens in Terrestrial Systems
  • 2.3.1 Key Findings
  • 2.3.2 Key Information Needs
  • 2.4 Impacts of Invasive Vertebrates in Terrestrial Systems
  • 2.4.1 Key Findings
  • 2.4.2 Key Information Needs
  • 2.5 Impacts of Invasive Plants in Aquatic Systems
  • 2.5.1 Key Findings
  • 2.5.2 Key Information Needs
  • 2.6 Impacts of Invasive Animals in Aquatic Systems
  • 2.6.1 Key Findings.
  • 2.6.2 Key Information Needs
  • Literature Cited
  • 3: Impacts of Invasive Species on Forest and Grassland Ecosystem Processes in the United States
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Impacts on Carbon Cycling in Forests and Grasslands
  • 3.3 Impacts on Nutrient Cycling in Forests and Grasslands
  • 3.4 Effects of Invasive Species on Water Quantity and Quality
  • 3.4.1 Direct Effects of Invasive Plants on Water Quantity
  • 3.4.2 Indirect Effects of Invasive Insects and Pathogens on Water Quantity
  • 3.4.3 Direct Effects of Invasive Plants on Water Quality
  • 3.4.4 Indirect Effects of Invasive Insects and Pathogens on Water Quality
  • 3.5 Key Findings
  • 3.6 Key Information Needs
  • Literature Cited
  • 4: Effects of Climate Change on Invasive Species
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 The Influence of Climate Change on Invasive Species Distributions
  • 4.2.1 Altered Pathways for Invasive Species Introductions
  • 4.2.2 Distribution Changes During Invasion
  • 4.2.3 Interacting Drivers of Global Environmental Change and Evolutionary Responses of Native Ecological Communities to Invasion
  • 4.2.4 Key Findings
  • 4.2.5 Key Information Needs
  • 4.3 Adaptive Responses of Invasive Species to a Changing Climate
  • 4.3.1 Selection on Adaptive Traits and Evolutionary Trends in Changing Climates
  • 4.3.2 Key Findings
  • 4.3.3 Key Information Needs
  • 4.4 Impacts of Climate Change on Physiology, Survival, Productivity, Phenology, and Behavior of Invasive Plants, Insects, and Pathogens
  • 4.4.1 Impacts on Invasive Plants
  • 4.4.2 Impacts on Invasive Insects
  • 4.4.3 Impacts on Invasive Pathogens
  • 4.4.4 Key Findings
  • 4.4.5 Key Information Needs
  • 4.5 Ecosystem Responses to Climate Change That Affect Invasive Species
  • 4.5.1 Habitat and Host Range
  • 4.5.2 Host Physiology and Phenology
  • 4.5.3 Disturbances
  • 4.5.4 Trophic Interactions.
  • 4.5.5 Influence of Land Management on Invasive Species in a Changing Climate
  • 4.5.6 Key Findings
  • 4.5.7 Key Information Needs
  • 4.6 Influence of Invasive Species on Climate Change and Carbon Sequestration
  • 4.6.1 Key Findings
  • 4.6.2 Key Information Needs
  • 4.7 Predicting, Monitoring, and Managing Invasions Under a Changing Climate
  • 4.7.1 Modeling Future Scenarios to Predict Effects of Climate Change on Species Invasions
  • 4.7.2 Management and Restoration Techniques
  • 4.7.3 Key Findings
  • 4.7.4 Key Information Needs
  • Literature Cited
  • 5: Invasive Species Response to Natural and Anthropogenic Disturbance
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Natural Versus Anthropogenic Disturbance
  • 5.3 Resistance to Invasion
  • 5.3.1 Abiotic Resistance
  • 5.3.2 Biotic Resistance
  • 5.4 Stress and Invasibility
  • 5.5 Propagule Pressure and Dispersal Corridors
  • 5.6 Modeling Invasibility and Invadedness
  • 5.7 Disturbance and Plant Invasion in Different Vegetation Types
  • 5.7.1 Forest Vegetation
  • 5.7.2 Wetland and Riparian Vegetation
  • 5.7.3 Grassland Vegetation
  • 5.7.4 Shrubland Vegetation
  • 5.8 Disturbance and Invasions of Consumer Organisms
  • 5.8.1 Invasive Plant Pathogens
  • 5.8.2 Invasive Insects
  • 5.8.3 Invasive Earthworms
  • 5.8.4 Invasive Terrestrial Vertebrates
  • 5.9 Disturbance and Invasive Species Management
  • 5.10 Knowledge Gaps and Research Needs
  • 5.11 Key Findings
  • 5.12 Key Information Needs
  • Literature Cited
  • 6: Early Intervention Strategies for Invasive Species Management: Connections Between Risk Assessment, Prevention Efforts, Eradication, and Other Rapid Responses
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Risk Assessment
  • 6.2.1 Definitions of Risk
  • 6.2.2 Introduction to Risk Assessment
  • 6.2.3 Assessments for Intentional Introductions.
  • 6.2.4 Assessments for Unintentional Introductions of Alien Species
  • 6.2.5 Assessments of Management Tactics
  • 6.2.6 Key Findings for Risk Assessment
  • 6.3 Prediction and Prevention
  • 6.3.1 Prediction
  • 6.3.2 Prevention
  • 6.3.3 Key Findings for Prediction and Prevention
  • 6.4 Early Detection and Rapid Response
  • 6.4.1 Spatial Analysis for Program Planning (aka Pest Risk Maps)
  • 6.4.2 Implementation of Early Detection
  • 6.4.3 Options for Rapid Response
  • 6.4.4 Key Findings for Early Detection and Rapid Response
  • 6.5 Information Gaps and Future Directions
  • Literature Cited
  • 7: Management of Landscapes for Established Invasive Species
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Invasive Species Management Principles
  • 7.2.1 Understanding Impacts of Invasive Species Is Essential for Effective Management
  • 7.2.2 Effective Management Is Specific to Ecosystem, Landscape, and Forest Management Objectives
  • 7.2.3 Threshold Concept Aids Decision-Making for Invasive Species Management
  • 7.2.4 Prioritization of Limited Resources for Effective Management
  • 7.3 Framework for Management and the Prioritization or Allocation of Limited Resources
  • 7.3.1 The Threat or Impact from Invading Species
  • 7.3.2 Prioritizing Communities or Ecosystems for Invasive Species Management Based on Their Value
  • 7.3.3 Spatial Extent and Temporal Stage of the Invasion Within the Ecosystem Under Consideration
  • 7.3.4 Goals and Objectives of Potential Invasive Species Management Efforts
  • 7.3.5 Effectiveness of Available Tools or Their Potential for Success
  • 7.3.6 Integration of Input
  • 7.3.7 Key Findings
  • 7.3.8 Key Information Needs
  • 7.4 Recent Advances in Understanding the Biology and Ecology of Invasive Species
  • 7.4.1 Invasive Insects
  • 7.4.2 Invasive Pathogens of Trees
  • 7.4.3 Invasive Pathogens of Animals.
  • 7.4.4 Invasive Plants
  • 7.4.5 Invasive Terrestrial Vertebrates
  • 7.4.6 Invasive Aquatic Animals
  • 7.4.7 Key Findings
  • 7.4.8 Key Information Needs
  • 7.5 Approaches to Management of Invasive Species
  • 7.5.1 Regulatory Control
  • 7.5.2 Outreach and Education
  • 7.5.3 Physical Control
  • 7.5.4 Cultural Control
  • 7.5.5 Chemical or Pesticidal Control
  • 7.5.6 Biological Control
  • 7.5.7 Vaccination
  • 7.5.8 Host Resistance
  • 7.5.9 Reproduction Control
  • 7.5.10 Integrated Pest Management Programs
  • 7.5.11 Key Findings
  • 7.5.12 Key Information Needs
  • 7.6 Recent Advances in Development of Tools for Invasive Species Management
  • 7.6.1 Advances in Surveys and Traps for Monitoring and Early Detection of Invasive Species
  • 7.6.2 Advances in Molecular Tools for Detection
  • 7.6.3 Tools for Suppression of Invasive Species
  • 7.6.4 Current Research that May Lead to the Development of New Management Tools
  • 7.6.5 Data System Design
  • 7.6.6 Key Findings
  • 7.6.7 Key Information Needs
  • Literature Cited
  • 8: Restoration of Landscapes and Habitats Affected by Established Invasive Species
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 Restoration of Forests and Grasslands Affected by Invasive Plants
  • 8.2.1 Key Information Needs
  • 8.3 Genetic Considerations for the Restoration of Forests Affected by Invasive Insects and Disease
  • 8.3.1 Breeding Resistance to Invasive Forest Pathogens
  • 8.3.2 Breeding Resistance to Invasive Insects
  • 8.3.3 Deployment of Resistant Planting Stock or Alternative Non-host Species
  • 8.3.4 Key Information Needs: Toward Developing Capacity for Solutions
  • 8.4 Restoration of Forests and Grasslands Affected by Invasive Vertebrates
  • 8.4.1 Key Information Needs
  • 8.5 Restoration of Aquatic Habitats Invaded by Aquatic Species
  • 8.5.1 Key Information Needs
  • Literature Cited.
  • 9: Sectoral Impacts of Invasive Species in the United States and Approaches to Management.

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