[APWG] PUBLICATION: Fire as a Tool for Controlling Non-native Invasive Plants"

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      ANNOUNCING:

      Online publication of a new, comprehensive literature review, "Fire
      as a
      Tool for Controlling Nonnative Invasive Plants," by Peter M. Rice,
      University of Montana.

      The review "focuses on the intentional use of fire, alone or
      integrated
      with other methods, to control exotic plants in North America."
      Approximately 235 citations are noted in the 51-page report that is
      divided
      into four sections: Managers' Objectives, Limitations on Tactics,
      Detailed
      Case Studies, and References.

      This review can be read and downloaded at
      http://www.weedcenter.org/management/tools.htm#burning. The
      compilation was
      funded through a grant from the Center for Invasive Plant Management
      at
      Montana State University - Bozeman.

      Janet K. Clark, Director
      Center for Invasive Plant Management
      Montana State University
      Bozeman, MT 59717-3120
      Tel: 406-994-6832
      Fax: 406-994-1889
      www.weedcenter.org