GSD Update: What are invasive species? ... And do we really need to worry about them?

Catherine Dold

Treesearch

GSD Update: What are invasive species? ... And do we really need to worry about them?

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Catherine Dold

Year:

2011

Type:

Science Bulletins and Newsletters

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

September 2011. Albuquerque, NM: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 9 p.

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Abstract

Invasive species are the focus of the September 2011 issue of GSDUpdate: What Are Invasive Species? And Do We Really Need to Worry About Them? An invasive species is any species - non-native or native to a region - that could cause economic or ecological harm to an area. Invasives can be weeds, shrubs and trees, insects, mollusks, vertebrates and even microorganisms and pathogens such as exotic bacteria, fungi and viruses. Are invasive species really that big of a problem? Yes.

Keywords

grassland, scrubland, desert, invasive species, biocontrol, fire, birds, seeds

Citation

Dold, Catherine, ed. 2011. GSD Update: What are invasive species? ... And do we really need to worry about them? September 2011. Albuquerque, NM: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 9 p.