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STEM Summer Research Institute: Natural History of Plants: Information About Invasive Species

Invasive Species Technology

iMap Invasives
“iMapInvasives is an on-line, GIS-based data management system used to assist citizen scientists and natural resource professionals working to protect our natural resources from the threat of invasive species.”
EDD MapS
"EDDMapS is a web-based mapping system for documenting invasive species and pest distribution."

Invasive Species Resources

New York State Prohibited and Regulated Invasive Plants
Invasive Species Regulations by NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.
Lower Hudson PRISM
The Lower Hudson Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISM) is a cooperative partnership between environmental organizations to protect the Lower Hudson region from the negative effects of invasive species. LHPRISM and participants work to protect the biodiversity and ecosystem of the nine counties and boroughs, which make up the Lower Hudson region through a collaborative and integrated approach to invasive species management.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
"Unwelcome Introduction : Non-Native Invasive Plants Can Threaten Our Ecosystems."
New York State Conservationist. Feb2018, Vol. 72 Issue 4, p24-27. 4p. The author explains how non-native plants compromise ecosystem functioning by displacing native plants and insect populations.
"Floating in plain sight: invasive aquatic garden plants."
New York State Conservationist (vol. 71, no. 5)
Publisher: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

EBooks

Predicting Invasions of Nonindigenous Plants and Plant Pests / National Academy Press Staff (Contribution by); National Research Council Staff (Contribution by); Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources Staff; Board on Life Sciences Staff; Division on E
Call Number: eBook

ISBN: 9780309082648

Publication Date: 2002

Examines the growing problem of nonindigenous plants and plant pests, and offers recommendations for enhancing the science base in this field, improving our detection of potential invaders, and refining our ability to predict their impact.
Wildfires, Fuels and Invasive Plants / Louise E. Willems (Editor)
Call Number: eBook

ISBN: 9781617281648

Publication Date: 2010

This book explores wildland fires, fuels and non-native invasive plants in our forest ecosystems.
Cheatgrass : Fire and Forage on the Range / James A. Young; Charlie D. Clements
Call Number: eBook

ISBN: 9780874177657Fire and

Publication Date: 2009

"Cheatgrass" is the first comprehensive study of this highly invasive plant that has changed the ecology of millions of acres of western rangeland. It is also a major environmental hazard in the sagebrush plant communities where it has established itself, providing highly combustible fuel for the wildfires that have ravaged so much of the Great Basin since the mid-twentieth century.

Books and Media

Invasive species : what everyone needs to know / Daniel Simberloff
Call Number: Circulating Collection QH353 .S56 2013

ISBN: 9780199922017

Publication Date: 2013

Of the 7,000 estimated non-native species present in North America, approximately 1,000 are invasive. This volume includes how non-native species are introduced, which areas have incurred the most invasions, and the direct and indirect impacts of invasive species on the biodiversity of an ecosystem..
Plants out of place [videorecording] / Information Television Network by Information Television Network ; Films for the Humanities and Sciences
Call Number: Reserve Media, Circ Desk SB613.5 .P63 2004/CIRC DESK

Publication Date: 2004

An illustration of the alarming environmental and commercial impact of non-native invasive plants; explains why they were planted and how they got out of control; introduces federal, state, and local organizations dedicated to stopping them; and describes the mechanical, biological, and chemical methods of fighting them.

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