Bromus tectorum (Poaceae) - HEAR species info

Bromus tectorum
(Poaceae)

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Species description or overview

Bromus tectorum description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Bromus tectorum as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

ITIS nomenclature info for Bromus tectorum
Nomenclatural information about Bromus tectorum is provided by ITIS.

Impacts

Bromus tectorum (Poaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Bromus tectorum as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Bromus tectorum impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Bromus tectorum as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Control methods

Bromus tectorum management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Bromus tectorum as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Images

Images of Bromus tectorum (Poaceae) (cheat grass)
Links to high-resolution free images of Bromus tectorum (Poaceae) (cheat grass) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Bromus tectorum information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Bromus tectorum in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Distribution

Bromus tectorum information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands

Information about Bromus tectorum in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy (2000)
The status of invasive plants, vertebrates, arthropods, molluscs, and crustaceans, and options for a regional invasive species strategy for the South Pacific are presented in this series of articles from the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2000.

Bromus tectorum worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Bromus tectorum is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Books

Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives)
Veitch, C.R. and M.N. Clout (eds.) . 2002. Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives). IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. vii + 414pp. ISBN: 2-8317-0682-3.

Invasive plants of California's wildlands
Bossard, Carla C., John M. Randall, and Marc C. Hoshovsky (eds.) . 2000. Invasive plants of California's wildlands. University of California Press. 360 pp. illus. ISBN: 0-520-22547-3.

Weeds of the West
Whitson, Tom D., Larry C. Burrill, Steven A. Dewey, David W. Cudney, B.E. Nelson, Richard D. Lee, and Robert Parker. Whitson, Tom D. (ed.) . 2001. Weeds of the West. 9th ed. Laramie: University of Wyoming. ISBN: 0-941570-13-4.

Full-text articles

Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research
Stone, Charles P., Clifford W. Smith, and J. Timothy Tunison (eds.) . 1992. Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit. ISBN: 0-8248-1474-6.

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy
South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP). Sherley, Greg (ed.) . 2000. Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy. Apia, Samoa: South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. ISBN: 982-04-0214-X.

Bibliography

References for Bromus tectorum
Bibliographic references for Bromus tectorum are provided by HEAR.

Experts

Bromus tectorum contacts from GISD (ISSG)
Contact information for experts on Bromus tectorum as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Other resources

Bromus tectorum references from GISD (ISSG)
References regarding Bromus tectorum as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

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