Forestry-related pathways for the movement of exotic plant pests into and within the greater Caribbean region

Leslie Newton; Heike Meissner; Andrea Lemay

Forestry-related pathways for the movement of exotic plant pests into and within the greater Caribbean region

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Leslie Newton, Heike Meissner, Andrea Lemay

Year:

2011

Type:

Other

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: McManus, Katherine A; Gottschalk, Kurt W., eds. 2010. Proceedings. 21st U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2010; 2010 January 12-15; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-75. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 111.

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Abstract

Forests of the Greater Caribbean Region (GCR) are important ecologically and economically. These unique ecosystems are under increasing pressure from exotic pests, which may cause extensive environmental damage and cost billions of dollars in control programs, lost production, and forest restoration.

Parent Publication

Proceedings, 21st U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2010

Citation

Newton, Leslie; Meissner, Heike; Lemay, Andrea. 2011. Forestry-related pathways for the movement of exotic plant pests into and within the greater Caribbean region. In: McManus, Katherine A; Gottschalk, Kurt W., eds. 2010. Proceedings. 21st U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2010; 2010 January 12-15; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-75. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 111.