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Dr. Matthew Rinella, of the USDA-ARS, Livestock and Range Research Laboratory at Miles City, MT has developed an Invasive Weed Impact Calculator . See the technical paper on the development of this model, published in Biological Invasions.

…strong words from a Zoologist. One of my Zoology professors used to say that Botanists were washed out Zoologists….please no letters or e-mails. I’m here to present evidence that plants can do much more than provide nutrition to those that eat them. Actually “the plant journal” is providing the evidence...

From the University of California-Riverside press release and published in EurekAlert! October 1, 2007 . Book on weeds and invasive plants discusses how to manage them using ecological approaches Invasive species are a prime reason for loss of biodiversity, says UC Riverside's Jodie Holt, a co-author...

From EurekAlert!. The American Society for Horticultural Science has published multimedia podcast files of 98 horticulture presentations from the 2007 Annual Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. Are you looking for the latest horticulture research on high tunnels, grafting vegetables or water conservation...

Mahalo, Rich, for attending, for your input and commentary. This is an important issue. I hope we'll generate some conversation on this. Doug Vincent

You might be interested in the Invasive Notes blog written by John Peter Thompson, Secretary of the National Invasive Species Council Advisory Committee. He's written extensively on invasive plant species. He raises some interesting points about invasive species: "that they represent the concept...

As reported in the Baltimore Sun, invasive species might be a good thing for an ecosystem . A U.S. Geological Survey scientist, Nancy Rybicki has published research that aquatic plants in the Potomac River might actually be a good thing. A 2007 study published in Limnology and Oceanography, by Rybicki...