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Title: A dynamic invasive species research vision: Opportunities and priorities 2009-29

Author: Dix, Mary Ellen; Britton, Kerry

Date: 2010

Source: Gen. Tech. Rep. WO-79/83. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Research and Development. 130 p.

Station ID: GTR-WO-79/83

Description: Invasive species significantly impact U.S. ecosystems and are one of the greatest threats to forest, rangeland, and urban forest health. They have contributed to increases in fire frequency and intensity; reduced water resources, forest growth, and timber; and negatively affected native species and their habitats throughout the United States. Global trade, climate change, and innovations in human transportation are just a few of the factors that have increased the rate of invasive species introduction and the costs associated with their prevention, quarantine, and management. Forest and rangeland managers urgently need effective management techniques to reduce invasive species' effects.

Keywords: invasive species, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service Research and Development Invasive Species Strategic Program Area (SPA)

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Dix, Mary Ellen; Britton, Kerry  2010.  A dynamic invasive species research vision: Opportunities and priorities 2009-29.   Gen. Tech. Rep. WO-79/83. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Research and Development. 130 p..