Nonnative forest insects and pathogens in the United States: Impacts and policy options

We review and synthesize information on invasions of nonnative forest insects and diseases in the United States, including their ecological and economic impacts, pathways of arrival, distribution within the United States, and policy options for reducing future invasions. Nonnative insects have accum...

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Published inEcological applications Vol. 26; no. 5; pp. 1437 - 1455
Main Authors Lovett, Gary M, Marissa Weiss, Andrew M. Liebhold, Thomas P. Holmes, Brian Leung, Kathy Fallon Lambert, David A. Orwig, Faith T. Campbell, Jonathan Rosenthal, Deborah G. McCullough, Radka Wildova, Matthew P. Ayres, Charles D. Canham, David R. Foster, Shannon L. LaDeau, Troy Weldy
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.07.2016
Subjects
aesthetics
Animals
biogeochemical cycles
cities
crates
data collection
disease
economic impact
ecosystems
Environmental Monitoring
forest
forest insects
forest pests
Forests
homeowners
human health
insect
Insecta - classification
Introduced Species
invasive
monitoring
packing material
pallets
parks
pathogen
pathogens
policy
policy analysis
risk
shade
species diversity
stormwater
suburban areas
trade
trees
United States
wildlife habitats
wood
United States
insect
pathogen
forest
disease
invasive
policy
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Summary:We review and synthesize information on invasions of nonnative forest insects and diseases in the United States, including their ecological and economic impacts, pathways of arrival, distribution within the United States, and policy options for reducing future invasions. Nonnative insects have accumulated in United States forests at a rate of
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/15-1176
ISSN:1051-0761
1939-5582
DOI:10.1890/15-1176