SYMP 16 - Invasive Species with Cross-Border Spread: Negotiating the International Divide

Thursday, August 11, 2011: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Ballroom C, Austin Convention Center
Organizer: K. Cuddington
Co-organizers: Julie L. Lockwood and Martha F. Hoopes
Moderator: K. Cuddington
Many pernicious invasive species cross international borders with aplomb. The movement of these species can lead to prediction, detection and management difficulties as different sets of regulations and economic practices affect species establishment and movement. For example, Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum), an invasive species with a clear human health hazard, and has been regulated in the US for over a decade, but is not yet listed as noxious weed species in Canada, and was available commercially there until very recently. We hope to identify common issues by inviting experts on a range of species (plants to fish) to address the particular difficulties posed by cross-border invasives. Speakers from both sides of the US/Canada border will each address an aspect of species invasion from their unique national perspective. Topics will range from modeling the spread of invasive species crossing national boundaries, to the difficulties in implementing effective management policies when international politics and trade are involved.
Endorsement:
Canada Chapter
8:00 AM
Predicting kudzu in the US and Canada in response to climate change and other factors
Thomas J. Stohlgren, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory; Catherine Jarnevich, U.S. Geological Survey; Jeffrey T. Morisette, U.S. Geological Survey
8:40 AM
Coastal marine invasions spanning the US/Canada border
Edwin D. Grosholz, University of California
9:20 AM
9:50 AM
Chasing after the world’s largest female on both sides of the border, Polygonum cuspidatum/Fallopia japonica
Robert S. Bourchier, Agriculture and AgriFood Canada; Brian H. Van Hezewijk, Agriculture and AgriFood Canada
10:10 AM
US imports, trade regulations, and the emerald ash borer
Manuel Colunga-Garcia, Michigan State University; Frank Koch, North Carolina State University; Robert A. Haack, US Forest Service, Northern Research Station; Roger A. Magarey, North Carolina State University
10:30 AM
Pathways and vectors of human-mediated spread of emerald ash borer in Canada
Denys Yemshanov, Canadian Forest Service; Frank Koch, North Carolina State University; Barry Lyons, Canadian Forest Service; Mark J. Ducey, The University of New Hampshire; Klaus Koehler, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
10:50 AM
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