Woody Invaders and the Challenges They Pose to Forest Ecosystems in the Eastern United States

By C. Webster, M. A. Jenkins, S. Jose. Journal of Forests, 2006

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Invasive exotic species pose significant challenges for natural resource managers charged with the maintenance of biological diversity and the sustainable production of forest resources. In this article, we review what is known about the biology and control of some of the most serious woody invaders of eastern forests. Based on the parallels between these invasions, we propose a working framework for integrating invasive control into forestry practices. In general, early detection and rapid response to invasions are essential. However, given that consistently effective control strategies that are broadly applicable simply do not exist for many species, adaptive management strategies will be necessary.

Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Leaf phenology and freeze tolerance of the invasive shrub Amur honeysuckle and potential native competitors (2009, background): “Invasive plants are one of the most important threats to biodiversity and ecosystem function in many forests of eastern North America (e.g., Webster et al. 2006, Kohli et al. 2009).”
Ecosystem Consequences of Biological Invasions (2010, background): “Anecdotal evidence that invasive vines, such as Pueraria montana and Celastrus orbiculatus, increase tree death through overtopping is frequently cited (e.g., Webster et al. 2006), but there do not appear to be quantitative studies of changes to www.annualreviews.org ?”
Neighbourhood analyses of the allelopathic effects of the invasive tree Ailanthus altissima in temperate forests (2008, background): “…Publishing Ltd Neighbourhood analyses of the allelopathic effects of the invasive tree Ailanthus altissima in temperate forests Lorena Gómez-Aparicio 1 * and Charles D. Canham 2 1 Institute of Ecosystem Studies, PO Box AB, Millbrook, NY 12545-0129, USA, and 2 Instituto de Recursos Naturales y”