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In NYISRI’s ongoing effort to connect research to practice, we compiled a database of invasive species experts from around the region.

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Total listings: 134

Name: Stalter, Richard (Researcher)

Institution: St. John’s University

Description of Expertise:

My research centers around biodiversity of coastal barrier islands and wetlands. I am interested in documenting the vascular flora of the aforementieioned sites especially sites in state and national parks as these sites are preserved providing documentation of the flora for comparative research in the future.

States: Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia

Species: Terrestrial plants, Wetland plants, Barberry (Berberis thunbergii), English ivy (Hedera helix), Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata), Honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.), Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica), Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum), Spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa), Mugwort (Artemisia spp.), Multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora), Olive, autumn (Elaeagnus umbellata), Olive, Russian (Elaeagnus angustifolia), Oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculata), Privet (Ligustrum spp.), Swallow-wort, black (Vincetoxicum nigrum), Tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima), Many more., Common reed (Phragmites australis), Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)

Ecosystems: Forest, Urban, Wetland

Research Areas: Impacts (ecological)

NY Regions: Long Island

Last updated: September 21, 2015 at 7:13 am

Name: Starkey, Drew (Manager)

Institution: Wayne County Soil & Water Conservation District

Description of invasive species management work:

I help coordinate hand pull & public education events related to water chestnut control. The District has a fleet of canoes and kayaks that can serve up to 12 individuals in conjunction with 3 large weed harvester boats. The majority of our work is conducted along the bays and tributaries leading into Lake Ontario. These include, Maxwell Bay, Sodus Bay, East Bay, Port Bay, as well as Red Creek (Wolcott, NY). Much of our work has been in partnership with FLPRISM/FLI out of Hobart & William Smith College as well as DEC Region 8 in the Lake Shore Marshes WMA.

Phone: 3159467200

Website: http://waynecountynysoilandwater.org/

Countries: United States

States: New York

Species: Aquatic plants, Water chestnut (Trapa natans),

Ecosystems: Freshwater, Riparian, Wetland

NY Regions: Finger Lakes

Last updated: October 16, 2017 at 10:19 am

Name: Teale, Stephen (Researcher)

Institution: SUNY-ESF

Description of Expertise:

I work mainly on the chemical ecology of forest insects including the identification of pheromones and host attractants.

Phone: 3154706758

Website: https://www.esf.edu/faculty/teale/

Countries: United States, China, People’s Republic, Ecuador

States: New York

Species: Terrestrial invertebrates, Asian long-horned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis), Beech scale insect (Cryptococcus fagisuga), Sirex woodwasp (Sirex noctilio),

Ecosystems: Forest

Research Areas: Chemical ecology

NY Regions: Adirondacks, Finger Lakes

Last updated: May 13, 2019 at 12:30 pm

Name: Titus, John (Researcher)

Institution: SUNY-Binghamton

Description of Expertise:

Decades ago, I studied primary production by Myriophyllum spicatum in Wisconsin. In recent years I focused on the ecology and spread of Utricularia inflata in Adirondack Mountain lakes. My research program has now shifted to wetland and forest ecology with no specific focus on invasive species — but the impacts of beech bark disease, hemlock woolly adelgids, and emerald ash borers will figure into the forest ecological studies.

Phone: (607) 777-2445

States: Wisconsin

Species: Aquatic plants, Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum), Inflated bladderwort (Utricularia inflata),

Ecosystems: Freshwater

Research Areas: Impacts (ecological)

NY Regions: Adirondacks

Last updated: September 21, 2015 at 7:13 am

Name: Titus, Jon (Researcher)

Institution: SUNY-Fredonia

Description of Expertise:

Currently, my research focuses on the effects of beech bark disease, hemlock woolly adelgid and emerald ash borer on our forests. Much of this is collecting pre-infestation data.

Phone: (716) 785-1526

Species: Terrestrial Invertebrates, Terrestrial plants, Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis), Hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae), Beech scale insect (Cryptococcus fagisuga), Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata), Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica), Oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculata),

Ecosystems: Forest, Wetland

Research Areas: Impacts (ecological), Management techniques (mechanical/manual, chemical)

NY Regions: Western NY

Last updated: September 21, 2015 at 7:13 am

Name: Tyler, Christy (Researcher)

Institution: Rochester Institute of Technology

Description of Expertise:

My research focuses on wetland, freshwater and marine invasive plants and macroalgae. I am interested in impacts of invasive species colonization and removal on community dynamics and biogeochemistry, development of management techniques, and citizen science.

Phone: 5854755042

Website: http://christytyler.weebly.com

Countries: United States

States: California, Massachusetts, New York, Virginia

Species: Aquatic invertebrates, Aquatic plants, Terrestrial plants, Wetland plants, Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria), Reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea), Common reed (Phragmites australis), Saltmarsh cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora), Narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia), Hybrid cattail (Typha x glauca)

Ecosystems: Freshwater, Marine, Urban, Wetland

Research Areas: Extension and education, Impacts, Invasive species mapping or modelling, Management techniques

NY Regions: Finger Lakes

Last updated: May 13, 2019 at 1:24 pm

Name: Urban, Rebecca (Researcher)

Institution: Lebanon Valley College

Phone: (717) 867-6471

States: Pennsylvania

Species: Aquatic plants, Inflated bladderwort (Utricularia inflata),

Ecosystems: Freshwater

Research Areas: Impacts (ecological)

NY Regions: Adirondacks

Last updated: September 21, 2015 at 7:13 am

Name: Van Clef, Michael (Researcher)

Institution: NJ Invasive Species Strike Team

Phone: (908) 528-6674

Website: http://www.njisst.org

States: New Jersey

Species: Terrestrial plants, Wetland plants, Alder buckthorn (Frangula alnus), Barberry (Berberis thunbergii), Common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica), English ivy (Hedera helix), Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata), Giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum), Honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.), Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica), Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum), Diffuse knapweed (Centaurea diffusa), Spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa), Mile-a-minute vine (Persicaria perfoliata), Mugwort (Artemisia spp.), Multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora), Olive, autumn (Elaeagnus umbellata), Olive, Russian (Elaeagnus angustifolia), Oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculata), Privet (Ligustrum spp.), Swallow-wort, black (Vincetoxicum nigrum), Swallow-wort, pale (Vincetoxicum rossicum), Tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima), Common reed (Phragmites australis), Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria), Reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea)

Ecosystems: Forest, Freshwater, Grassland, Urban, Wetland

Research Areas: Extension and education, Human dimensions, Impacts (ecological), Mapping/modelling, Management techniques (mechanical/manual, chemical), Public policy, Risk assessment, Species demography

Last updated: September 21, 2015 at 7:13 am

Name: Vandenberg, John (Researcher)

Institution: USDA Agricultural Research Service

Description of Expertise:

My research is focused primarily on biological control of invasive wood-boring beetles. Microbial pathogens, antagonists, and arthropod parasitoids are all being studied for potential use and establishment.

Phone: (607) 255-2456

States: Michigan, Tennessee

Species: Terrestrial Invertebrates, Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis), Asian ambrosia beetles (Xylosandrus crassiusculus), Walnut twig beetle (Pityophthorus juglandis),

Ecosystems: Agricultural, Forest

Research Areas: Impacts (ecological), Management techniques (biological control, mechanical/manual, chemical)

NY Regions: Western NY, Finger Lakes, Capital Mohawk, Lower Hudson, Long Island

Last updated: September 21, 2015 at 7:13 am

Name: Vermeulen, Nick (Manager)

Institution: USFWS

Description of invasive species management work:

I am a biological technician for the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and I am responsible for managing invasive species on the approximately 10,000 acres of the refuge. Some of the managed species include common reed, swallow-wort, common buckthorn, Japanese stiltgrass, Japanese knotweed, and flowering rush among others.

Last updated: October 16, 2017 at 9:54 am