

Biological Control of Saltcedar in North America 25. Huete Remote Sensing Methods to Monitor Buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare) and Native Ecosystem Productivity in the Plains of Sonora, Mexico VI INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL 24. Franklin, Derrick Lampkin, and Alfredo R. Maldonado-Leal, and Gigi Owen Community and Ecosystem Impacts of the non-indigenous C4 Buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare) in the Sonoran Desert, Sonora, Mexico 23. Van Devender Sahara mustard (Brassica tournefortii): A New, Serious Threat to Low Desert Ecosystems in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. Smith Rivers as Conduits for Long-Distance Dispersal of Introduced Weeds: Example of Russian Olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) in the northern Great Plains of North America 21. Darbyshire, Stephen, and Kenneth Allison Dispersal of Weeds through Marine Transport Disaster 20. Alfaro-Rodríguez, Lucía, and Laura Arriaga Weeds and Disturbed Habitats of the Cape Region of Baja California Sur, Mexico V INVASIVE SPECIES DISTRIBUTION AND IMPACTS 19. Jiménez-León Weeds in Agricultural Crops in La Costa de Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico 18. Corral-Díaz, Rafael, and Helvia Pelayo Non-native Plants and Vegetation and along the Río Grande in Urban Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua 17.

Kennedy, Sheilah, and Bob Parsons Binational Efforts to Control Invasive Species in Washington and British Columbia 16. Pearce Increased Saltcedar (Tamarix) Seed Production and Regional Invasion from Large Reservoirs During Severe Droughts in the Northern Great Plains 15. Balderas-Aguilar and Ricardo Pelz-Marín Querétaro: Invasive Weeds in Natural Semidesert IV INVASIVE SPECIES, DISTURBANCE AND LOCAL DIVERSITY 14. Van Devender Baja California Sur: Invasive Weeds 12. Jesús Sánchez-Escalante Sonora: Non-native and Invasive Plants 11. California: Floristic Composition of Roadside Grasslands inYolo County 10. Ali, Shaffeek Alberta: Weed Issues and Initiatives 9. Prasad, Raj, Jordon Brenner, and Satish Bundel British Columbia: Invasive Exotic Weeds on Federal Lands in and Management Tools 8. The IABIN Invasives Information Network (I3N) III INVASIVE SPECIES ACCOUNTS AND FLORISTICS 7. Grosse, Andrea, Silvia Ziller, and Elizabeth Sellers The Americas: Invasive Species Information Management and Exchange. Mexico: Biodiversity, Distribution, and Possible Impacts of Exotic Weeds 6. Arriaga, Laura Mexico: Current Policy Response to the he Invasive Species 5. Espinosa-García, Francisco J., and Heike Vibrans Mexico: The Need of a National Weed Management Strategy 4. United States: Department of Agriculture’s Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service Plant importation Regulations and Initiatives 3.

Allison, Kenneth Canada: National Invasive Alien Plant Regulations and Initiatives 2. II NATIONAL STATUS ON INVASIVE PLANTS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION 1. Van Devender Cooperation among North American Countries Dealing with Weeds: Advances and Challenges.

Harper-Lore Weeds Across Borders – A History of Weed Awareness in North America Overview Francisco J. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Press, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A. Van Devender T., Espinosa-García, F.J., Harper-Lore, B.L.
