1. Spartina
Ecology and Research Web
site for UC Davis' biocomplexity grant, supported by the National
Science Foundation, DEB-0083583, "Dynamics of an Invasive Non-Native
Species and its Biological, Physical, and Human Impacts: Spartina
alterniflora on the Pacific Coast." Invasive Spartina in Washington State: Information on the Spartina
Control program progress.
The
Extension Toxicology Network (ExToxNet) The
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force
The
National Invasive Species Council California
State Coastal Conservancy
San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex https://www.fws.gov/sfbayrefuges/
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region
The
San Francisco Bay Joint Venture —This monster plant is taking over Silicon Valley - should we let it?, William Poor, The Verge, August 2018
—Massive effort to remove aquatic invader nearly finished, Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News, April 2016(PDF)
—Invasive weed all but eliminated , Mark Prado, Marin Independent Journal, March 2016(PDF)
—Weeding Out Invasive Grass and Data Errors, ESRI ArcNews, Winter 2014/2015
—Turning the Corner on Invasive Spartina, Lexi Pandell, Bay Nature, April-June 2014
—How Do You Solve a Problem Like Spartina?, Susan E. Davis, Alameda Magazine, February 2014
—Spartina Grass: Friend and Foe?, Rachel Benbrook, Sea Kayaker, August 2011
—Hybrid Spartina and the California Clapper Rail, Peggy Olofson, Amy Hutzel, and Marilyn Latta, letter to Estuary News, June 2011
—Hybrid Spartina Forum: Defining eradication for a genetic invader, Ingrid Hogle, Cal-IPC News, Spring 2011
—Ecologist looking to clear bay of invasive cordgrass , John Driscoll, Eureka Times Standard, December 5, 2007
—The Dirt: Native plants vs. exotics in restoring tidal marshes, Ron Sullivan and Joe Eaton, San Francisco Chronicle, November 21, 2007
—Invasion of the Bay Snatchers: Local scientists battle aquatic invaders that quash biodiversity and threaten state coffers, Eric Simons, East Bay Express, June 6, 2007
—Fears of water weed at popular river park: Biologists testing shoreline cordgrass to see if S.F. Bay invasion has spread north, Corey Young, Petaluma Argus-Courier, December 13, 2006
—Biologists Battle Non-Native Marsh-Devouring Grass Ryan White, Alameda Sun, July 21, 2006
—Earth versus 'the swamp thing,' Matt O'Brien, Daily Review (Hayward) July 17, 2006
—The Great Invaders, Glen Martin, San Francisco Chronicle Magazine, February 5, 2006
—Bay Researchers Try to Mow Down Enemy,Glen Martin, San Francisco Chronicle, October 11, 2005
—Invading Shoreline Plant Threatens Habitat, Susan Fuller, Alameda Journal, June 17, 2005 (PDF)
—Wetlands Threat Branching Out, Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News, June 15, 2005 (PDF)
—Spartina Invasion of San Francisco Bay, D. R. Ayres and D.R. Strong
—Nonnative Grass Threatens Wetlands, Jane Kay, San Francisco Chronicle, March 12, 2001
—Grass Wars, California Coast & Ocean Magazine feature, Summer 2000
—Good Intentions Gone Awry, Phyllis Faber
—Girding for Battle Against Spartina, Bill O'Brien
—The Cordgrass Is Not Always Greener on the Other Side, Coastlines Magazine, October 1999 HISTORIC NOTE: Out of the Mud Rises a Marsh, San Francisco Chronicle, April 10, 1976 (Introduction of non-native cordgrass in restoration project, Alameda Creek.) |
