| Abstract: | The Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Demonstration Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-320) directs the Department of the Interior to submit a report to Congress that includes an assessment of several issues surrounding these two nonnative trees, now dominant components of the vegetation along many rivers in the Western United States. This report was published in 2010 as a U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report (available online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2009/5247). The report was produced through a collaborative effort led by the Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Geological Survey, with critical contributions from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and from university researchers.
The document synthesizes the state of the science and key research needs on the following topics related to management of saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) and Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) in the Western United States: their distribution and abundance (extent); the potential for water savings associated with controlling these species; considerations related to wildlife use of saltcedar and Russian olive habitat and restored habitats; methods of control and removal; possible utilization of dead biomass following control and removal; and approaches and challenges associated with site revegetation or restoration. A concluding chapter discusses possible long-term management strategies, potentially useful field-demonstration projects, and a planning process for on-the-ground projects involving removal of saltcedar and Russian olive. |
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| ProdID: | 98352 |
| Citation Author: | Shafroth, Patrick. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | USGS Fort Collins Science Center |
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| Citation Public Comments: | Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Reclamation and the USDA Forest Service |
| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Citation Series: | Fact Sheet |
| Citation Series Code: | FS |
| Citation Series Number: | 2009-3110 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) and Russian Olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) in the Western United States-A Report on the State of the Science; 2010; FS; 2009-3110; Shafroth, Patrick. |
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| Text: | Saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) and Russian Olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) in the Western United States-A Report on the State of the Science; 2010; FS; 2009-3110; Shafroth, Patrick. |
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| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2009/3110/ |
| Date Other: | Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
