Invasive species management : control options, congressional issues and major laws / Jeannie Saunders, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Saunders, Jeannie, editor.

Series:

Environmental research advances series.

Environmental Research Advances

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Introduced organisms--Control--Government policy--United States.

Introduced organisms--Control--Law and legislation--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (170 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2016.

Summary:

"An 'invasive' species (alternatively known as an alien, exotic, injurious, introduced or naturalized, non-native, nonindigenous, nuisance, or noxious species) refers to an animal or plant that is introduced into an environment where it is not native. The introduction of invasive species to the United Stateswhether deliberate or unintentionalfrom around the globe can pose a significant threat to native animal and plant communities, and may result in extinctions of native animals and plants, species disruptions as native and non-native species compete for limited resources, reduced biodiversity, and altered terrestrial or aquatic habitats. This can result in a range of economic, ecologic, and cultural losses, including reduced agricultural output from U.S. farms and ranches; degradation of U.S. waterways, coastal areas, national parks, and forests; and altered urban, suburban, and rural landscapes. Very broadly, the unanswered question regarding invasive species concerns whose responsibility it is to ensure economic integrity and ecological stability in response to the actual or potential impacts of invasive species, and at what cost. As this book shows, the current answer is not simple. It may depend on answers to many other questions: Is the introduction deliberate or accidental? Does it affect agriculture? By what pathway does the new species arrive? Is the potential harm from the species already known? Is the species already established in one area of the country? Finally, if the answers to any of these questions are unsatisfactory, what changes should be made? This book outlines the nature of the invasive species threat, the ability to predict invasions, methods of pest prevention or control, gaps in regulation, and options for congressional action." -- Publsher's website.

Contents:

INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT CONTROL OPTIONS, CONGRESSIONAL ISSUES AND MAJOR LAWS ; INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT CONTROL OPTIONS, CONGRESSIONAL ISSUES AND MAJOR LAWS ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 INVASIVE SPECIES: CONTROL OPTIONS AND ISSUES FOR CONGRESS ; Summary; Introduction; A Short History of Diffuse Legislation; Threat of Invasive Species; Geographic Origins of Non-Native Species; Unusually Susceptible Habitats; Pathways of Invasion; Coordinating Science; Predicting an Invasion: Black and White?; Methods for Predicting Invasiveness; Black Lists; White Lists; No List

Benefits from Non-native SpeciesInvasive Species Prevention:; Stopping at the Border; Guidelines for Release into New Regions or Nations; Quarantines and Inspections; Basic Methods of Invasive Species Control; Preventing Dispersal after Entry to the United States; Controls Designed for Confined Spaces; Cultural Controls; Mechanical Controls; Baits and Attractants; Biological Controls; Chemical Controls60; Bounties and Commercial Exploitation; Site Removal; Use of Other Species to Detect Invasives; Issues for Congress: Actions and Approaches; Federal Agency Actions: Patchwork and Gaps

Animal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceArmy Corps of Engineers; Fish and Wildlife Service; National Marine Fisheries Service; Approaches to Regulation: Species-by-Species vs. Pathways; Legislative or Policy Options; End Notes; Chapter 2 INVASIVE SPECIES: MAJOR LAWS AND THE ROLE OF SELECTED FEDERAL AGENCIES ; Summary; Estimated Economic Costs; Selected Federal Laws and Directives; Federal Laws; Organic Administration Act; Lacey Act12; Virus-Serum-Toxin Act; Animal Damage Control Act; Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act; Federal Seed Act; National Environmental Policy Act28

Endangered Species ActFederal Noxious Weed Act; Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act; Federal Land Policy and Management Act; Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act; International Forestry Cooperation Act; Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act; National Invasive Species Act; Alien Species Prevention and Enforcement Act; Wild Bird Conservation Act; Hawaii Tropical Forest Recovery Act; Plant Protection Act; Animal Health Protection Act; Noxious Weed Control and Eradication Act; Federal Directive; Executive Order 13112 on Invasive Species

Selected Federal AgenciesInteragency Efforts; National Invasive Species Council; Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force; Federal Interagency Committee for Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds; Invasive Terrestrial Animals and Pathogens; Department of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; Farm Service Agency; Foreign Agricultural Service; Forest Service; Research, Education, and Economics Agencies; Agricultural Research Service; Economic Research Service; National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Natural Resources Conservation Service; Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 6, 2016).

ISBN:

1-63485-065-3