Name
Dana Blumenthal

Institution
USDA-ARS Rangeland Resources Research Unit, Crops Research Laboratory
1701 Center Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80526, USA
E-Mail
DBlumenthal@ars.usda.gov
Keywords
multi-species experiments, ecosystems: Northern mixed-grass prairie; shortgrass steppe, Areas of study (all with respect to plant invasion): Resource availability, enemy release, evolution of increased competitive ability (EICA), global change, soil carbon addition, restoration.
Bromus tectorum, Centaurea diffusa, Gypsophila panniculata, Linaria dalmatica
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Name
Wun S. Chao

Institution
USDA, ARS, Biosciences Research Laboratory, Plant Science Research
1605 Albrecht  Boulevard, Fargo, ND 58105-5674, USA
E-Mail
chaow@fargo.ars.usda.gov
Keywords
bud dormancy, cloning, Leafy spurge, macroarray, microarray, molecular biology, PCR

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Name
Adam Davis
Ecologist
Institution
USDA-ARS
N-319 Turner Hall, 1102 S. Goodwin Ave. Urbana, IL 61801
E-Mail
asdavis1@uiuc.edu
Keywords
biocontrol of invasive weeds, demography, integrated weed management, mathematical modeling

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Name
Julie S. Denslow

Institution
Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, USDA Forest Service
60 Nowelo St., Hilo, HI 96720
E-Mail
jdenslow@fs.fed.us
Keywords
Hawaii, Pacific, Terrestrial Plants, Impact, Biological Control

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Name
Frank Forcella
Research Agronomist
Institution
USDA-ARS Soils Lab
803 Iowa Avenue, Morris MN 56267, USA
E-Mail
forcella@morris.ars.usda.gov
Keywords
Control, Emergence, Management, Modeling, Phenology, Population dynamics, Reproduction, Seedling growth, Seed production, Simulation, Soil microclimate

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Name
Paul D. Pratt

Institution
USDA/ARS, Invasive Plant Research Lab
Fort Lauderdale FL, 33314
E-Mail
prattp@saa.ars.usda.gov
Keywords
biological control, Entomology, Everglades, Florida, Herbivore-plant interactions, invasion biology, resource allocation, quarantine

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Name
Kurt Spokas
Soil Scientist
Institution
USDA-ARS
803 Iowa Ave., Morris, MN 56267
E-Mail
spokas@morris.ars.usda.gov
Keywords
Computer Modeling, Soil Microclimate, Soil Moisture, Soil Physics, Soil Temperature

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