Invasive Species

Forests are subject to invasions by pests and pathogens. Invasive species are often introduced from other countries or from other ecosystems within the US. Changing environmental conditions and land use may aggravate the potential for damage from invasive species and can have severe economic, environmental, social, or health impacts. Many invasive species were introduced accidentally, but some were released intentionally for aesthetic, economic, or biological control purposes. In the future, exotic species will continue to be introduced inadvertently as world trade increases or intentionally for aesthetic or biological control purposes.

Selected Research Summaries

• Rapid, Reliable Detection of the White Nose Syndrome Pathogen
• Mediterranean Pine Engraver for Eastern Forests
• Oak Wilt
• American Chestnut Restoration
• Saving the Butternut
• Thousand Cankers Disease
• Japanese stilt grass (Microstegium vimineum) – Biology and Ecology
• Survival and Growth of Three Invasive Plant Species in Five Different Forest Management Regimes across a Moisture Gradient

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https://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/units/foresthealth/focus/invasive_species/