Managing invasive plants on Great Plains grasslands: A discussion of current challenges

The Great Plains of North America encompass approximately 1,300,000 km2 land from Texas to Saskatchewan. integrity these lands is under continual assault by long-established and newly-arrived invasive plant species, which can threaten native species diminish values ecological goods services degrading desired grassland resources. are a mixture privately publicly owned lands, leads patchwork varying management goals strategies for controlling plants. Continually updated knowledge required efficient effective threats posed changing environments Here we discuss current challenges, contemporary strategies, tools their integration, in hopes presenting resource new experienced managers others involved making decisions regarding the Plains.