A Manual for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests

Lewis Zimmerman

Treesearch

A Manual for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests

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Authors:

Lewis Zimmerman

Year:

2012

Type:

Science Update

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

e-Science Update SRS–047. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. [not paged.]

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Abstract

This manual was created specifically for use by the U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS), Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) field survey crews. The SRS FIA unit currently collects data on 33 invasive plants or groups across 13 States. The ability to accurately identify plant species in the field is a crucial component of monitoring a species’ presence and range. Because our field crews are dispersed across several ecological regions, the pages have been designed to allow the user to reorganize and/or remove pages accordingly.

Citation

Zimmerman, Lewis. 2012. A Manual for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests. e-Science Update SRS–047. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. [not paged.]