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4 April 2025 Table of Contents
Natural Areas J., 44(5):i-vi (2025). https://doi.org/10.3375/2162-4399-44.5.C1

NAJ Invasive Species Compendium
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Effective Treatment of Invasive Species

Assessing the Effectiveness of Invasive Species Treatments and Management

  • Mervosh, T.L., and D. Gumbart. 2015. Cutting and herbicide treatments for control of Oriental bittersweet, pale swallow-wort and Morrow's honeysuckle. 35:256-265.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.035.0206

  • Bowman Cutway, H. 2017. Effects of long-term manual invasive plant removal on forest understory composition. 37:530-539.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.037.0409

  • Tatina, R. 2015. Effects on Trillium recurvatum, a Michigan threatened species, of applying glyphosate to control Vinca minor. 35:465-467.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.035.0309

  • Carreiro, M.M., L.C. Fuselier, and M. Waltman. 2020. Efficacy and nontarget effects of glyphosate and two organic herbicides for invasive woody vine control. 40:129-141.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.040.0204

  • Marchetto, K.M., DJ. Heuschele, DJ. Larkin, and T.M. Wolf. 2020. Goat digestion leads to low survival and viability of common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) seeds. 40:150-154.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.040.0206

  • Stevens, M.T., and D.T. Young. 2022. A comparison of mechanical versus chemical control of the invasive species myrtle spurge (Euphorbia myrsinites). 42:120-123.  https://doi.org/10.3375/21-20

  • Norland, J., J. Cleys, and K. Sedivec. 2022. Grazing of reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea) in restored wet meadows. 42:185-195.  https://doi.org/10.3375/21-28

  • Bowden, R.D., A. Caylor, G. Hemmelgarn, M. Kresse, A. Martin, and M. Althouse. 2022. Prescribed browsing by goats shows promise in controlling multiflora rosa in a deciduous forest at the Erie National Wildlife Refuge in northwestern Pennsylvania. 42:196-205.  https://doi.org/10.3375/21-30

  • Wagner, A.S., K.E. Mueller, and K.L. Stuble. 2023. Overstory thinning impacts fruit production and handling of the nonnative shrub, Rhamnus frangula, in a young temperate forest. 43:261-267.  https://doi.org/10.3375/0885-8608-43.4.261

  • Dolinski, L.F., T.L. Bal, C.R. Webster, and S.C. Resh. 2024. Assessing the utility of a native pathogenic fungus as a biocontrol alternative to herbicide on invasive buckthorns in forests of Upper Michigan. 44:57-64.  https://doi.org/10.3375/2162-4399-44.2.57

  • Behr, W.L., C. Andruk, C. Schwope, and N.L. Fowler. 2024. Benefits to native grasses from a summer fire still present 12 years later. 44:172-182.  https://doi.org/10.3375/2162-4399-44.3.172

  • Schuster, M.J., P.D. Wragg, A. Roth, and P.B. Reich. 2024. Understory revegetation enhances efficacy of prescribed burning after common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) management. 44:206-214.  https://doi.org/10.3375/2162-4399-44.4.206

  • Dornbusch, M.J., R.F. Limb, and K.K. Sedivec. 2020. Alternative grazing management strategies combat invasive grass dominance. 40:86-95.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.040.0110

Assessing Herbicide Treatments and Increasing Effectiveness through an Integrated Approach

  • Enloe, S.F., G. Wehtje, C.H. Gilliam, and K.T. Adams. 2015. Creeping lilyturf (Liriope spicata) control with postemergent-applied herbicides. 35:574-580.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.035.0409

  • Frey, M., and J.P. Schmit. 2015. Suppressing Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum) with the grass-specific herbicide sethoxydim. 35:585-589.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.035.0411

  • Weese, Z., and T.G. Barnes. 2017. Efficacy of dormant season herbicide application on control of Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) in Kentucky. 37:286-293.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.037.0304

  • Frey, M., and J.P. Schmit. 2019. Controlling Italian arum ^_Arum italicum). 39:372-377.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.039.0309

  • Marble, S.C., and A. Chandler. 2021. Efficacy of postemergence herbicides for control of small-leaf spiderwort (Tradescantia fluminensis) in Florida. 41:138-144.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.041.0208

  • Sinks, I.A., A.B. Borde, H.L. Diefenderfer, and J.P. Karnezis. 2021. Assessment of methods to control invasive reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea) in tidal freshwater wetlands. 41:172-185.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.041.0303

  • Alba, C., M. DePrenger-Levin, and R. Hufft. 2024. Incorporation of indaziflam into natural areas management of cheatgrass and other short-lived invasive species: Post-fire assessment in a semi-arid Colorado grassland. 44:9-20.  https://doi.org/10.3375/2162-4399-44.1.9

Increasing Effectiveness through knowledge

  • Keiter, D.A., and J.C. Beasley. 2017. Hog heaven? Challenges of managing introduced wild pigs in natural areas. 37:6-16.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.037.0117

  • Kobiela, B., J. Quast, C. Dixon, and E.S. DeKeyser. 2017. Targeting introduced species to improve plant community composition on USFWS-managed prairie remnants. 37:150-160.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.037.0204

  • Durham, R.A., D.L. Mummey, L. Shreading, and P.W. Ramsey. 2017. Phenological patterns differ between exotic and native plants: Field observations from the Sapphire Mountains, Montana. 37:361-381.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.037.0310

  • Preister, L, B. Kobiela, C. Dixon, and E.S. DeKeyser. 2019. A model to identify smooth brome elongation using correlation of mean stage count and accumulated growing degree days. 39:364-371.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.039.0308

  • Preister, L, B. Kobiela, and E. DeKeyser. 2021. Smooth brome (Bromus inermis) phenological variability under controlled greenhouse conditions. 41:301-306.  https://doi.org/10.3375/20-15

  • Forner, W.G., S.M. Zalba, and D.L. Guadagnin. 2022. Methods for prioritizing invasive plants in protected areas: A systematic review. 42:69-78.  https://doi.org/10.3375/20-47

  • Kamoroff C., E. Meyer, C.S. Goldberg, S. Parker, M.M. Smith, and J.S. Reece. 2023. Investigating aquatic species distributions for Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks: A comparison of visual and environmental DNA surveys in streams. 43:225-234.  https://doi.org/10.3375/0885-8608-43.4.225

  • Tu, M. 2024. Community scientists survey and assess invasive Rubus spp. in Portland natural areas: Management strategies against Rubus armeniacus should not be altered due to the presence of the congener Rubus praecox. 44:27-34.  https://doi.org/10.3375/2162-4399-44.l.27

Impact of Invasive Species on Native Species Diversity, Abundance, Habitat, Recruitment, and Survival

  • Whyte, R.S., C.l. Bocetti, and D.M. Klarer. 2015. Bird assemblages in Phragmites dominated and non-Phragmites habitats in two Lake Erie coastal marshes. 35:235-245.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.035.0204

  • Fargen, C., S.M. Emery, and M.M. Carreiro. 2015. Influence of Lonicera maackii invasion on leaf litter decomposition and macroinvertebrate communities in an urban stream. 35:392-403.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.035.0303

  • Verble-Pearson, R., and S. Pearson. 2016. European fire ant presence decreases native arboreal insect abundance in Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. 36:162-165.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.036.0207

  • Herakovich, H., M. DeVries, and L.S. Eberhardt. 2016. Branch morphology of nonnative Elaeagnus shrubs and potential consequences for avian activity in midwestern habitats. 36:323-327.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.036.0312

  • Masters, J.A., A.N. Bryant, M.M. Carreiro, and S.M. Emery. 2017. Does removal of the invasive shrub Lonicera maackii alter arthropod abundance and diversity? 37:228-232.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.037.0211

  • Peebles-Spencer, J.R., and D.L. Gorchov. 2017. Are native tree seedlings facilitated by an invasive shrub where white-tailed deer are abundant? 37:540-548.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.037.0410

  • Higham, M., B.M. Hoven, D.L. Gorchov, and K.S. Knight. 2017. Patterns of coarse woody debris in hardwood forests across a chronosequence of ash mortality due to the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis). 37:406-411.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.037.0313

  • Moyer, S.A., and J.S. Brewer. 2018. Competitive responses and effects of the invasive grass Microstegium vimineum during oak woodland restoration. 38:139-147.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.038.0204

  • Marshall, J.M. 2021. Spotted knapweed spread and plant community changes in a lacustrine dune system. 41:11-17.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.041.0103

  • Sena, K., L. Gauger, T. Johnson, F. Shirkey, W. Caldbeck, J. Hammock, A. Kim, B. Mazza, I. Pethtel, and W. Leuenberger. 2021. Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) presence is associated with reduced diversity and richness of flowering spring flora in central Kentucky. 41:249-257.  https://doi.org/10.3375/20-41

  • Collins, R.J., C.A. Copenheaver, J.N. Barney, and PJ. Radtke. 2020. Using invasional meltdown theory to understand patterns of invasive richness and abundance in forests of the northeastern USA. 40:336-344.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.040.0406

  • Robertson, D.J., and M. Coll. 2019. Effects of riparian invasive nonindigenous plants on freshwater quantity and ecological functioning in mesic temperate landscapes. 39:22-32.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.039.0102

  • Maynard-Bean, E., and M. Kaye. 2021. The seasonal influence of invasive shrubs on light and temperature in an eastern deciduous forest understory. 41:186-194.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.041.0304

Tolerances and Limitations on Dispersal, Recruitment, and Survival of Invasive Species

  • Craves, J.A. 2015. Birds that eat nonnative buckthorn fruit (Rhamnus cathartica and Frangula alnus, Rhamnaceae) in eastern North America. 35:279-287.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.035.0208

  • Kurylo, J. S. Raghu, and B. Molano-Flores. 2015. Flood tolerance in common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica). 35:302-307.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.035.0212

  • Bennett, A.J., W.C. Conway, C.E. Comer, H.M. Williams, and S.B. Bosworth. 2015. Seedbank potential of Chinese tallow tree (Triadica sebifera) in a Texas bottomland hardwood forest. 35:581-584.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.035.0410

  • Gowton, C., A. Budsock, and D. Matlaga. 2016. Influence of disturbance on Japanese knotweed (Fallopio japonica) stem and rhizome fragment recruitment success within riparian forest understory. 36:259-267.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.036.0306

  • Rundel, P.W., and J.E. Keeley. 2016. Dispersal limitation does not control high elevation distribution of alien plant species in the southern Sierra Nevada, California. 36:277-287.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.036.0308

  • Stevens, M.T., C.D. Roush, and L. Chaney. 2018. Summer drought reduces the growth of invasive tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima) seedlings. 38:230-236.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.038.0403

  • Deschenes, E., E. Caubel, and L. Sirois. 2019. Parental plant elevation does not affect nonnative Poa annua's seed germination and propagation potential. 39:333-338.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.039.0305

  • Grant, T.A., T.L. Shaffer, and B. Flanders. 2020. Patterns of smooth brome, Kentucky bluegrass, and shrub invasion in the northern Great Plains vary with temperature and precipitation. 40:11-22.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.040.0103

Understanding the Relationship between Wildfire and Invasive Species

  • Morris, L.R. and E.A. Leger. 2016. Secondary succession in the sagebrush semidesert 66 years after fire in the Great Basin, USA. 36:187-193.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.036.0211

  • Grant-Hoffman, M.N., A. Lincoln, and J. Dollerschell. 2018. Post-fire native seed use in western Colorado: A look at burned and unburned vegetation communities. 38:286-297.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.038.0409

  • Floyd, M.L., W.H. Romme, and D.D. Hanna. 2021. Effects of recent wildfires in pihon-juniper woodlands of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, USA. 41:28-38.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.041.0105

  • Rondeau, R.J., D.G. Anderson, J.E. Handwerk, and T. Spector. 2022. Post-fire effects on the globally imperiled Chapin Mesa milkvetch (Astragalus schmolliae), 2001-2019.  42:4-17. https://doi.org/10.3375/21-14

Successful Restoration (challenges, management strategies, measuring success)

  • Tucker, R.C., B.B. Rothermel, and J.H. Daskin. 2017. Preparing Florida pasture for grassland restoration: Seedling establishment after herbiciding and tilling. 37:39-48.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.037.0107

  • Petix, M.I., M.A. Bahm, and T.N. Kaye. 2018. Development of techniques to improve coastal prairie restoration on the Clatsop Plains, Oregon. 38:268-274.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.038.0407

  • Leahy, M.J., S. Buback, and CJ. Maginel III. 2020. Twenty years of tailgrass prairie reconstruction and restoration at Pawnee Prairie Natural Area, Missouri. 40:62-71.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.040.0108

  • Barron, J., and J. Beston. 2022. Pollinator abundance and diversity under differing wet prairie management. 42:313-318.  https://doi.org/10.3375/22-13

  • Hodges, M.S., and C. Goodwillie. 2023. Investigating the role of soil legacy effects in the management of Lespedeza cuneata, an invasive legume. 43:124-134.  https://doi.org/10.3375/0885-8608-43.2.124

  • Emry, D.J., RJ. Mercader, P.E. Bergeron, J.V. Eilert, and B.A. Riddle. 2024. Small-scale Amur honeysuckle removal and passive restoration may not create long-term success. 44:98-103.  https://doi.org/10.3375/2162-4399-44.2.98

  • Chakravorty, J., J.A. Harrington, and E.M. Bach. 2024. Bison grazing in eastern tailgrass prairie does not alter plant diversity after five years. 44:215-222.  https://doi.org/10.3375/2162-4399-44.4.215

EDRR & Prevention

  • Frey, M. 2017. An invasive plant watch list of the National Capital Regional national parks (USA). 37:108-117.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.037.0113

  • Overholt, W.A., and A.R. Franck. 2017. The invasive legacy of forage grass introductions into Florida. 37:254-264.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.037.0214

  • Jewitt, A., E. Antolos, C. Lutz, and J. Dean. 2021. Targeted species projects for volunteers to increase early detection capacity: The water chestnut mapping challenge. 41:203-208.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.041.0306

  • Young, B.E., M.T. Lee, M. Frey, K. Barnes, and P. Hopkins. Using citizen science observations to develop managed area watch lists. 41:307-314.  https://doi.org/10.3375/21-8

Protecting Natural Areas and Species of Concern from Invasive Species

Strategies for Assessing Natural Area Condition/Health and Identifying Species, Locations, and Management Actions to Better Protect Natural Areas

  • McMillan, N.A., D.L. Hagan, K.E. Kunkel, and D.S. Jachowski. 2020. Assessing large herbivore management strategies in the northern Great Plains using rangeland health metrics. 40:273-280.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.040.0324

  • Gardner, H.W. 2016. Seed dispersal by roadside mowing. 36:102-104.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.036.0117

  • Chapman, J.I., A.L. Myers, AJ. Burky, and R.W. McEwan. 2015. Edge effects, invasion, and the spatial pattern of herb-layer biodiversity in an old-growth deciduous forest fragment. 35:439-451.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.035.0307

  • Taggart, J.B., J.G. Sasser, J.W. Dodson, and J.M. Ellis. 2015. Distribution and management of invasive plant populations in state park properties of the North Carolina coastal plain. 35:476-484.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.035.0314

  • Ramirez-Cruz, G.A., P.E. Mendoza-Hernandez, I. Solano-Zavaleta, and JJ. Zuniga-Vega. 2018. How widespread are nonnative species? Estimating habitat occupancy in an ecological reserve within a megacity. 38:68-87.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.038.0108

  • Tartaglia, E.S., M.F.J. Aronson, and J. Raphael. 2018. Does suburban horticulture influence plant invasions in a remnant natural area? 38:259-267.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.038.0406

  • Otto, N., M. Brunson, and C. Aslan. 2023. Disturbance and invasive plant occurrence along high-elevation boundaries surrounding California protected areas. 43:72-77.  https://doi.org/10.3375/22-15

  • Perles, S., J. Shreiner, and L.A. Starcevich. 2023. Monitoring over 22 years documents invasion of rare riverscour plant community on the Delaware River. 43:98-107.  https://doi.org/10.3375/0885-8608-43.2.98

  • Tovar E., and J.W. Matthews. 2023. Species richness and floristic quality metrics differ in their sensitivity to Lonicera maackii invasions with increasing area. 43:108-116.  https://doi.org/10.3375/0885-8608-43.2.108

Protecting Species of Concern

  • Medina, F.M. 2021. Land stewardship and protection of an endangered plant species in an insular World Biosphere Reserve. 41:209-212.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.041.0307

  • Beranek, C.T., J. Clulow, and M. Mahony. 2020. Wetland restoration for the threatened green and golden bell frog (Litoria a urea): Development of a breeding habitat designed to passively manage chytrid-induced amphibian disease and exotic fish. 40:362-374.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.040.0409

  • Wilson, L.G., and A.S. David. 2024. Sandy roadsides as habitat for endemic and exotic plant species of the Florida scrub. 44:183-189.  https://doi.org/10.3375/2162-4399-44.3.183

Defining Invasive Species and Managing Plant Communities under Climate Change

  • Ohsawa, T., and T.E. Jones. 2017. How can protected area managers deal with nonnative species in an era of climate change? 37:240-253.  https://doi.org/10.3375/043.037.0213

  • McCollom, J., K. Smith, M. Duever, and F. Bled. 2022. Vegetation response to mechanically and chemically treating willows (Salix caroliniana) invading marshes in the Corkscrew Watershed, southwest Florida. 42:39-55.  https://doi.org/10.3375/21-17

  • McAninch, A., S. Smith, J. Thompson Slacum, and W. Buettner. 2024. Skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) coverage reduction in a wetland that is habitat for the bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii). 44:240-243.  https://doi.org/10.3375/2162-4399-44.4.240
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