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Global Invasive Species Team listserve digest #151
Fri Jul 27 2007 - 16:07:13 PDT
Contents
1. New Zealand flatworms? (California, USA)
2. Are you on an invasive species council? (Global, Planet Earth)
3. Information needed on wall lettuce (Mycelis muralis) (Vermont, USA)
4. I want Japanese knotweed! (Massachusetts, USA)
5. New peer-reviewed journal on invasives (Global, Planet Earth)
6. Get your work profiled on nature.org (Global, Planet Earth)
7. Pediomelum pentaphyllum and Cirsium wrightii (Southwestern states, USA;
Mexico)
8. Weed propagule removal system (California, USA)
9 . New invasive species weed books! (Global, Planet Earth)
I have been contacted by a Californian home owner who believes he has New
Zealand flatworms (Arthurdendyus triangulatus) in his lawn. No joke. Has
this been reported in the USA before? Does anyone know of this creatures
impacts? A quick web search indicates this organism will never win any
beauty contests, and may give me nightmares tonight.
Team) to know what TNC staff are also serving on invasive species councils.
If you are now, or have ever been, a member of an Invasive Species Council,
please contact me.
Society have found scattered populations of an exotic lettuce in Nature
Preserves and other high-quality areas. It seems to love rich northern
hardwood forests and other mineral-rich soils and doesn't mind cold winter
temperatures. Has anyone else found populations of this plant? What
control and management has been used? Any information on the plant's
behaviour would be greatly appreciated!
knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum) and am looking for people to donate leaf
samples of knotweed from across the U.S .
-- "Invasive Plant Science and Management" -- in early 2008. The journal
will link science and management with peer-reviewed research articles,
reviews, and case studies.
See http://www.wssa.net/WSSA/Pubs/IPSM.htm
If you're doing cool stuff, and want to have it profiled on nature.org,
contact me. I'm not promising anything, but I'll see what we can do!
Pediomelum pentaphyllum (Chihuahua scurfpea) lives in mesquite habitats in a
few counties in Arizona, New Mexico, and possibly Texas and Mexico. Cirsium
wrightii (Wright's marsh thistle) is known only from marshlands in New
Mexico, Texas, and Mexico.
I am looking for any information on the status of these plants, including
threats such as those from invasive species.
invasive species propagules off boats and fire crew equipment. This is a
pretty intensive piece of equipment that is mounted on a trailer to make it
mobile. Take a look at the web site here: http://s-k-enviro.com/
new books that have recently come my way that all have excellent photos,
descriptions, and are each noteworthy in their own particular way. Read on!
"Invasive Plants: A Guide to Identification, Impacts, and Control of Common
North American Species" by Sylvan and Wallace Kaufman and is available
through Stackpole Books. Some of you on this listserve may remember Sylvan
and her excellent post-doctoral work on Berberis thunbergii (Japanese
barberry) at TNC's Berkshire Taconic Landscape project! This book begins
with several excellent introductory chapters on the history, impacts,
management, and challenges associated with invasive species, then the bulk
of the book works as a field guide to the most common plant invaders across
North America. Each entry has a short description of the plant, identifying
characteristics, great photos (many taken by GISI staff!), and there is also
habitat and range information, and a summary of impacts and management. The
authors intended this book to serve as a portal to further information on
invasive species by providing resources, links, and exemplary references for
each species, and they have done a great job of doing just that.
Additionally, both Sylvan and Wallace are available and willing to give a
variety of lectures on invasive species topics!
http://www.invasiveplantguide.com/
Invasive Species in the Pacific Northwest" eds P.D. Boersma, S.H. Reichard
& A.N. Van Buren. Is there anything that Super-Sarah Reichard cannot do?
This book is intended as sort-of a "coffee table book" in that there are
descriptions of the 100 worst invasive species (all taxa) in the Pacific
Northwest, with some general, specific and a bit of gee-whiz information
about each species. Each description includes photos, a range map across the
PNW, an overview of the impact of that species on communities and native
species, history of invasiveness, and a quick management summary. The most
interesting part of this book (for me) was how they decided on which species
to include by using a ranking system similar to that used by NatureServe,
Cal-IPC and others, which is described in detail in tables in the appendix.
http://www.washington.edu/uwpress/search/books/BOEINV.html
"Weeds of Califonia and other Western States" by Joe DiTomaso and Evelyn
Healy. How many weed scientists/managers do you know also have a background
in plant taxonomy? How many of them are able to create a compelling and
comprehensive weed identification guide for the entire Western U.S.? The
answer--is probably not many! However, Dr. Joe DiTomaso and Evelyn Healy
have created a must-have book for your bookshelf! Have you long struggled
with the not-great photos and dubious species organization of Weeds in the
West? If so, this new book is for you! Joe and Evelyn's new publication as
a big 2 volume book set, with an accompanying CD of all of the awesome
photos included in the tomes! This new work includes awesome photos of all
plant life stages, detailed technical descriptions, tables, compares
closely-related and often-confusing species, and is THE most complete work
on western weeds that I have seen. While it does include some native
species, it is intended to be inclusive of all "weeds" of landscapes,
gardens, turf, crops, rangelands, utility sites, and wildlands.
http://www.calweeds.com/shop/agora.cgi
Contents
1. New Zealand flatworms? (California, USA)
2. Are you on an invasive species council? (Global, Planet Earth)
3. Information needed on wall lettuce (Mycelis muralis) (Vermont, USA)
4. I want Japanese knotweed! (Massachusetts, USA)
5. New peer-reviewed journal on invasives (Global, Planet Earth)
6. Get your work profiled on nature.org (Global, Planet Earth)
7. Pediomelum pentaphyllum and Cirsium wrightii (Southwestern states, USA;
Mexico)
8. Weed propagule removal system (California, USA)
9 . New invasive species weed books! (Global, Planet Earth)
---------------------------------------
1. New Zealand flatworms? (California, USA)
From: Barry Rice (bamrice(at)ucdavis.edu)
I have been contacted by a Californian home owner who believes he has New
Zealand flatworms (Arthurdendyus triangulatus) in his lawn. No joke. Has
this been reported in the USA before? Does anyone know of this creatures
impacts? A quick web search indicates this organism will never win any
beauty contests, and may give me nightmares tonight.
---------------------------------------
2. Are you on an invasive species council? (Global, Planet Earth)
From: Barry Rice (brice(at)ucdavis.edu)
Team) to know what TNC staff are also serving on invasive species councils.
If you are now, or have ever been, a member of an Invasive Species Council,
please contact me.
---------------------------------------
3. Information needed on wall lettuce (Mycelis muralis) (Vermont, USA)
From: Sara Kuebbing (skuebbing(at)tnc.org)
Society have found scattered populations of an exotic lettuce in Nature
Preserves and other high-quality areas. It seems to love rich northern
hardwood forests and other mineral-rich soils and doesn't mind cold winter
temperatures. Has anyone else found populations of this plant? What
control and management has been used? Any information on the plant's
behaviour would be greatly appreciated!
---------------------------------------
4. I want Japanese knotweed! (Massachusetts, USA)
From: Jonna Grimsby (jonnagrimsby(at)gmail.com)
knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum) and am looking for people to donate leaf
samples of knotweed from across the U.S .
---------------------------------------
5. New peer-reviewed journal on invasives (Global, Planet Earth)
From: Janet Clark (cipm(at)montana.edu)
-- "Invasive Plant Science and Management" -- in early 2008. The journal
will link science and management with peer-reviewed research articles,
reviews, and case studies.
See http://www.wssa.net/WSSA/Pubs/IPSM.htm
---------------------------------------
6. Get your work profiled on nature.org (Global, Planet Earth)
From: Barry Rice (brice(at)ucdavis.edu)
If you're doing cool stuff, and want to have it profiled on nature.org,
contact me. I'm not promising anything, but I'll see what we can do!
---------------------------------------
7. Pediomelum pentaphyllum and Cirsium wrightii (Southwestern states, USA;
Mexico)
From: Eliza Gilbert ( elizagilbert(at)yahoo.com)
Pediomelum pentaphyllum (Chihuahua scurfpea) lives in mesquite habitats in a
few counties in Arizona, New Mexico, and possibly Texas and Mexico. Cirsium
wrightii (Wright's marsh thistle) is known only from marshlands in New
Mexico, Texas, and Mexico.
I am looking for any information on the status of these plants, including
threats such as those from invasive species.
---------------------------------------
8. Weed propagule removal system (California, USA)
From: Barry Rice (bamrice(at)ucdavis.edu)
invasive species propagules off boats and fire crew equipment. This is a
pretty intensive piece of equipment that is mounted on a trailer to make it
mobile. Take a look at the web site here: http://s-k-enviro.com/
---------------------------------------
9. New invasive species weed books! (Global, Planet Earth)
From: Mandy Tu (imtu(at)nature.org)
new books that have recently come my way that all have excellent photos,
descriptions, and are each noteworthy in their own particular way. Read on!
"Invasive Plants: A Guide to Identification, Impacts, and Control of Common
North American Species" by Sylvan and Wallace Kaufman and is available
through Stackpole Books. Some of you on this listserve may remember Sylvan
and her excellent post-doctoral work on Berberis thunbergii (Japanese
barberry) at TNC's Berkshire Taconic Landscape project! This book begins
with several excellent introductory chapters on the history, impacts,
management, and challenges associated with invasive species, then the bulk
of the book works as a field guide to the most common plant invaders across
North America. Each entry has a short description of the plant, identifying
characteristics, great photos (many taken by GISI staff!), and there is also
habitat and range information, and a summary of impacts and management. The
authors intended this book to serve as a portal to further information on
invasive species by providing resources, links, and exemplary references for
each species, and they have done a great job of doing just that.
Additionally, both Sylvan and Wallace are available and willing to give a
variety of lectures on invasive species topics!
http://www.invasiveplantguide.com/
Invasive Species in the Pacific Northwest" eds P.D. Boersma, S.H. Reichard
& A.N. Van Buren. Is there anything that Super-Sarah Reichard cannot do?
This book is intended as sort-of a "coffee table book" in that there are
descriptions of the 100 worst invasive species (all taxa) in the Pacific
Northwest, with some general, specific and a bit of gee-whiz information
about each species. Each description includes photos, a range map across the
PNW, an overview of the impact of that species on communities and native
species, history of invasiveness, and a quick management summary. The most
interesting part of this book (for me) was how they decided on which species
to include by using a ranking system similar to that used by NatureServe,
Cal-IPC and others, which is described in detail in tables in the appendix.
http://www.washington.edu/uwpress/search/books/BOEINV.html
"Weeds of Califonia and other Western States" by Joe DiTomaso and Evelyn
Healy. How many weed scientists/managers do you know also have a background
in plant taxonomy? How many of them are able to create a compelling and
comprehensive weed identification guide for the entire Western U.S.? The
answer--is probably not many! However, Dr. Joe DiTomaso and Evelyn Healy
have created a must-have book for your bookshelf! Have you long struggled
with the not-great photos and dubious species organization of Weeds in the
West? If so, this new book is for you! Joe and Evelyn's new publication as
a big 2 volume book set, with an accompanying CD of all of the awesome
photos included in the tomes! This new work includes awesome photos of all
plant life stages, detailed technical descriptions, tables, compares
closely-related and often-confusing species, and is THE most complete work
on western weeds that I have seen. While it does include some native
species, it is intended to be inclusive of all "weeds" of landscapes,
gardens, turf, crops, rangelands, utility sites, and wildlands.
http://www.calweeds.com/shop/agora.cgi