Impacts of nonnative invasive species on US forests and recommendations for policy and management

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 320-327

  Moser, W Keith ^a   Barnard, Edward L ^b   Billings, Ronald F ^c   Crocker, Susan J ^b   Dix, Mary Ellen ^d   Gray, Andrew N ^e   Ice, George G ^f   Kim, Mee Sook ^g   Reid, Richard ^h   Rodman, Sue U ⁱ   McWilliams, William H ^j  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b University for Florida   (United States)

^c Texas Forest Service   (United States)

^d US Forest Service   (United States)

^e PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^f NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR AIR AND STREAM IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

^g Kookmin University   (South Korea)

^h Retired forestry association executive and consultant   (United States)

ⁱ Anchorage Fire Department   (United States)

^j Northern Research Station   (United States)

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Author keywords

Forests; Nonnative invasive species; Policy

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FORESTS; INVASIVE SPECIES; NONNATIVE INVASIVE SPECIES; POLICY; URBAN FORESTS; WHITE PAPERS;

FORESTRY;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FOREST COVER; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST RESOURCE; FORESTRY POLICY; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; POLICY APPROACH; URBAN FORESTRY;

CARBON; CHELATION; FORESTRY; FORESTS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349673779     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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