Legislation and Management Documents
Yellowstone Science Articles
Selected References
Internet Links
Legislation and Management Documents
Invasive Species Science Strategy for the Department of the Interior. (Link)
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (NANPCA). (Link)
National Invasive Species Act of 1996 (NISA). (Link)
Preserving our Natural Heritage—A Strategic Plan for Managing Invasive Non-Indigenous Plants on National Park System Lands. National Park Service, 1996. (Link)
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Selected References
Chong, G.W., Reich, R.M., Kalkhan, M.A., and T.J. Stohlgren. 2001. New approaches for sampling and modeling native and exotic plant species richness.
Western North American Naturalist 61(3): 328–335.
(Link)
Crowe, E. 2006. Multi-Park Invasive plant monitoring protocols with applications to the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem. Pp. 49–52 in A. Wondrak Biel, ed., Greater Yellowstone Public Lands: A Century of Discovery, Hard Lessons, and Bright Prospects. Proceedings of the 8th Biennial Scientific Conference on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. October 17–19, 2005, Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel, Yellowstone National Park, Wyo.: Yellowstone Center for Resources.
(Link)
Hettinger, N. 2001. Defining and evaluating exotic species: Issues for Yellowstone Park policy.
Western North American Naturalist 61(3): 257–260.
(Link)
Olliff, T., Renkin, R., McClure, C., Miller, P.,. Price, D., Reinhart, D., and J. Whipple. Managing a complex exotic vegetation program in Yellowstone National Park. Western North American Naturalist 61(3):347–358.
(Link)
Pauchard, A., Alaback, P.B., and E.G. Edlund. 2003. Plant invasions in protected areas at multiple scales:
Linaria vulgaris (Scophulariaceae) in the West Yellowstone area.
Western North American Naturalist 63(4): 416-428.
(Link)
Reinhart, D.P., Haroldson, M.A., Mattson, D.J., and K.A. Gunther. 2001. Effects of exotic species on Yellowstone's grizzly bears.
Western North American Naturalist 61(3): 277–288.
(Link)
Rew, L.J., Maxwell, B.D., Dougher, F.L., Aspinall, R.J, Weaver, T., and D. Despain. A survey of non-indigenous plant species in the northern range of Yellowstone National Park, 2001-2004.
(Link)
Rew, L.J., Maxwell, B.D., and Aspinall, R.J. 2005.Predicting the occurrence of non-indigenous species using environmental and remotely sensed data. Weed Science 53: 236-241..
Weaver, T., Gustafson, D. and J. Lichthardt J. 2001. Exotic plants in early and late seral vegetation of fifteen Northern Rocky environments. Western North American Naturalist 61(4):417-427.
(Link)
Whipple, J.J., 2001. Annotated checklist of exotic vascular plants in Yellowstone National Park.
Western North American Naturalist 61(3): 336–346.
(Link)
Internet Links
The Center for Invasive Plant Management: An educational-nonprofit organization based at Montana State University-Bozeman that works with county, state, and federal agencies, tribes, nongovernmental organizations, private industry, commodity groups, and academic institutions.
Greater Yellowstone Coordinating Committee, Subcommittee: Weed Committee
The GYCC’s Weed Committee includes invasive species coordinators from each GYCC agency, county weed and pest staff, BLM and other state, county and federal weed managers who work together to manage and prevent the spread of noxious weeds (Link). Noxious Weed Subcommittee maps.
National Park Service Exotic Plant Management Teams: In order to manage invasive plants on park lands, 17 EPMTs have been set up.
