Invasive plants found in Louisiana’s forests, 2009 forest inventory and analysis factsheet

Abstract

Foresters and ecologists have noted the spread of nonnative invasive species onto U.S. forest land for decades. Despite soaring costs related to the management of and removal of invasive plants, and inestimable environmental impacts (e.g., altered soil chemistry, competition with native species, altered light environment; Pimentel and others 2005), nonnative invasive species continue to spread across managed and natural forests.

Citation

Oswalt, Sonja N.; Oswalt, Christopher M. 2012. Invasive plants found in Louisiana’s forests, 2009 forest inventory and analysis factsheet. e-Science Update SRS–061. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 4 p.