New in the Literature

Recently published journal articles:

Plants and Animals

• "Mechanisms of exclusion of native coastal marsh plants by an invasive grass" by TODD E. MINCHINTON, JULIET C. SIMPSON and MARK D. BERTNESS. Journal of Ecology. 94(2), pp. 342+. (Phragmites australis)
• "Ecosystem engineers as selective agents: the effects of leaf litter on emergence time and early growth in Impatiens capensis" by John R. Stinchcombe and Johanna Schmitt. Ecology Letters. 9(3), pp. 258+.
• "Expansion of Myriophyllum spicatum (Eurasian water milfoil) into Lake Nasser, Egypt: Invasive capacity and habitat stability" by Magdi M. Ali and Mohamed A. Soltan. Aquatic Botany. 84(3), pp. 239-244.
• "Impact of shading and cutting on the demography and composition of Mimosa pudica L., a ligneous weed species of tropical grasslands" by D. Magda, M. Duru, J. Huguenin and B. Gleizes. Grass and Forage Science. 61(1), pp. 89+.
• "INVASIVE CORDGRASS MODIFIES WETLAND TROPHIC FUNCTION" by Lisa A. Levin, Carlos Neira, and Edwin D. Grosholz. Ecology. 87(2), pp. 419-432. (Spartina spp.)
• "BROMUS TECTORUM INVASION ALTERS NITROGEN DYNAMICS IN AN UNDISTURBED ARID GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEM" by L. J. Sperry, J. Belnap, and R. D. Evans. Ecology. 87(3), pp. 603-615. (cheatgrass)
• The new online journal Aquatic Invasions has devoted its first issue to invasive crustaceans, mollusks and more.

General

• "Risk Analysis for Biological Hazards: What We Need to Know about Invasive Species" by Thomas J. Stohlgren and John L. Schnase. Risk Analysis. 26(1), pp. 163+.
• "Knowledge-Based Risk Assessment Under Uncertainty for Species Invasion" by Iftikhar U. Sikder, Sanchita Mal-Sarkar, and Tarun K. Mal. Risk Analysis. 26(1), pp. 239+.
• "Evolutionary responses of natives to introduced species: what do introductions tell us about natural communities?" by Sharon Y. Strauss, Jennifer A. Lau and Scott P. Carroll. Ecology Letters. 9(3), pp. 357+.
• "INVASION IN A DIVERSITY HOTSPOT: EXOTIC COVER AND NATIVE RICHNESS IN THE CALIFORNIAN SERPENTINE FLORA" by Susan Harrison, James B. Grace, Kendi F. Davies, Hugh D. Safford, and Joshua H. Viers. Ecology. 87(3), pp. 695-703. (modeling)
• "Biological control agents elevate hantavirus by subsidizing deer mouse populations" by Dean E. Pearson and Ragan M. Callaway. Ecology Letters. 9(4), pp. 443+. (Biological control insects used for spotted knapweed (Centaurea biebersteinii) provide a food source for deer mice)