August, P. V., Joanne Michaud, Charles Labash, and Chistopher Smith (1994). "GPS for Environmental Applications: Accuracy and Precision of Locational Data." Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 66(1): 41-45

Bussan, A. and W. Dyer (1999). Herbicides and Rangeland. Biology and Management of noxious rangeland weeds. R. P. Sheley, J. Corvallis, Oregon, Oregon State Univiersity Press: 116-132 (http://teamarundo.org/control_manage/docs/herbicides_rangeland.pdf).

Contents Sect. I. Theory and Practice of Weed Management -- Introduction / R. L. Sheley, J. K. Petroff and M. M. Borman. 1. Impacts of Noxious Weeds on Ecologic and Economic Systems / Bret E. Olson. 2. Surveying, Mapping, and Monitoring Noxious Weeds on Rangelands / Douglas E. Johnson. 3. Coordinated Weed Management Planning / Tony Svejcar. 4. Economic Evaluation Procedures for Noxious Weed Management on Rangeland / Duane Griffith. 5. Integrated Weed Management on Rangeland / Roger L. Sheley, Susan Kedzie-Webb and Bruce D. Maxwell. 6. Preventing Noxious Weed Invasion / Roger L. Sheley, Mark Manoukian and Gerald Marks. 7. Early Detection and Eradication of New Weed Infestations / David L. Zamora and Donald C. Thill. 8. Grazing and Weeds / Bret E. Olson. 9. Biological Control of Noxious Rangeland Weeds / Linda M. Wilson and Joseph P. McCaffrey. 10. Herbicides and Rangeland / Alvin J. Bussan and William E. Dyer.

11. Revegetating Noxious Weed-Infested Rangeland / James S. Jacobs, Michael F. Carpinelli and Roger L. Sheley -- Sect. II. The Weeds. 12. Biennial Thistles / K. George Beck. 13. Canada Thistle / Don W. Morishita. 14. Cheatgrass / Jeffrey C. Mosley, Stephen C. Bunting and Mark E. Manoukian. 15. Common Crupina / Donald C. Thill, Cindy T. Roche and David L. Zamora. 16. Dalmatian and Yellow Toadflax / Sherry Lajeunesse. 17. Diffuse Knapweed / Ben F. Roche, Jr. and Cindy Talbott Roche. 18. Dyer's Woad / Erin G. McConnell, John O. Evans and Steven A. Dewey. 19. Meadow and Orange Hawkweed / Linda M. Wilson and Robert H. Callihan. 20. Leafy Spurge / Sherry Lajeunesse, Roger L. Sheley and Celestine Duncan / [et al.]. 21. Mediterranean Sage / Cindy Talbott Roche and Linda M. Wilson. 22. Medusahead / Heather C. Miller, David Clausnitzer and Michael M. Borman. 23. Oxeye Daisy / Bret E. Olson and Roseann T. Wallander. 24. Poison-Hemlock / Joseph M. DiTomaso. 25. Purple Loosestrife / Barbra Mullin.

26. Rush Skeletonweed / Roger L. Sheley, Joseph M. Hudak and Robert T. Grubb. 27. Russian Knapweed / Tom D. Whitson. 28. Snakeweeds / Tracy M. Sterling, David C. Thompson and Kirk C. McDaniel. 29. Sowthistles / Richard K. Zollinger and Robert Parker. 30. Spotted Knapweed / Roger L. Sheley, James S. Jacobs and Michael L. Carpinelli. 31. Squarrose Knapweed / Cindy Talbott Roche. 32. St. Johnswort / Gary L. Piper. 33. Sulfur Cinquefoil / Peter Rice. 34. Tansy Ragwort / Eric M. Coombs, Peter B. McEvoy and Charles E. Turner. 35. Whitetop / Roger L. Sheley and Jack Stivers. 36. Yellow Starthistle / Roger L. Sheley, Larry L. Larson and James S. Jacobs.

California Department of Food and Agriculture. (2006). "California Weed Management Areas." Retrieved Nov. 2, 2006, from http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/ipc/weedmgtareas/wma_index_hp.htm.

Weed Management Areas (WMAs) are local organizations that bring together landowners and managers (private, city, county, State, and Federal) in a county, multi-county, or other geographical area to coordinate efforts and expertise against common invasive weed species. The WMA functions under the authority of a mutually developed memorandum of understanding (MOU) and is subject to statutory and regulatory weed control requirements. A WMA may be voluntarily governed by a chairperson or a steering committee. To date, groups in California have been initiated by either the leadership of the County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office or a Federal Agency employee. WMAs are unique because they attempt to address agricultural (regulatory) weeds and “wildland” weeds under one local umbrella of organization. It is hoped that participation will extend from all agencies and private organizations. WMAs have printed weed I.D./control brochures, organized weed education events, written and obtained grants, coordinated demonstration plots, and instituted joint eradication, mapping, outreach, and other effective weed management projects.

California Environmental Resources Information System. (2006). "California Environmental Resources Information System (CERES) site on invasive species." Retrieved Nov. 3, 2006, from http://www.ceres.ca.gov/theme/invasives.html.

DiPietro, D., M. Kelly, et al. (2002). California Weed Mapping Handbook, California Department of Food and Agriculture (http://teamarundo.org/mapping_rs/ca_weed_map_hnbk.pdf).

DiPietro, D., S. Ustin, et al. (2002). Mapping the invasive plant Arundo donax and associated riparian vegetation using AVIRIS. Eleventh JPL Airborne Visible Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS) Workshop Proceedings. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, JPL: In Press (http://www.cstars.ucdavis.edu/%7Edeanne/dipietro_jpl_paper.htm).

Everitt, J. H., DeLoach, C. J. (1990). "Remote Sensing of Chinese Tamarisk (Tamarix chinensis) and Associated Vegetation." Weed Science 38(3): 273-278

Everitt, J. H., C. Yang, et al. (2004). "Canopy spectra of giant reed and associated vegetation." Journal of range management 57(5): 561-569

This paper describes the spectral light reflectance characteristics of giant reed (Arundo donax L.) and the application of aerial color-infrared photography and videography for distinguishing infestations of this invasive plant species in Texas riparian areas. Airborne videography was integrated with global positioning system (GPS) and geographic information system (GIS) technologies for mapping the distribution of giant reed. Field spectral measurements showed that giant reed had higher near-infrared reflectance than associated plant species in summer and fall. Giant reed had a conspicuous pink image response on the color-infrared photography and videography. This allowed infestations to be quantified using computer analysis of the photographic and videographic images. Accuracy assessments performed on the classified images had user’s and producer’s accuracies for giant reed that ranged from 78% to 100%. Integration of the GPS with the video imagery permitted latitude-longitude coordinates of giant reed infestations to be recorded on each image. A long stretch of the Rio Grande in southwest and west Texas was flown with the photographic and video systems to detect giant reed infestations. The GPS coordinates on the color-infrared video scenes depicting giant reed infestations were entered into a GIS to map the distribution of this invasive weed along the Rio Grande.

Gaffney, K. (2003). A Watershed Approach to Arundo donax Removal and Riparian Restoration. Proceedings of the California Invasive Plant Council Symposium: Planning Weed Management for Ecosystem Recovery. C. Pirosko. Berkeley, California, California Invasive Plant Council. 7: 17 (http://www.cal-ipc.org/symposia/archive/index.php#2002).

Giant reed (Arundo donax), an invasive grass native to Asia, is widespread in the Russian River watershed and is beginning to invade other north coast stream ecosystems. Giant reed has a profoundly negative impact on native riparian plant communities and may affect the species that rely upon these communities, including three federally listed salmonids. We represent a community-based organization that is working in collaboration with agencies, landowners and community members to identify invaded sites, remove giant reed and restore native habitat. Basin wide mapping and GIS programs enable site prioritization, tracking of giant reed populations and monitoring of project success. Experimental trials indicate that giant reed reduces native plant species richness and abundance, as well as suppressing native seedling recruitment. These experiments also demonstrate that herbicide and tarping are highly effective control methods, and that removing giant reed allows for rapid natural regeneration of invaded sites. Results from our mapping and research program are incorporated into an ongoing watershed education and outreach program focused on reed removal and floodplain habitat recovery.

Neill, B. a. J. G. (2001). Distributions of Arundo donax in coastal watersheds of Southern California. Proceedings, California Exotic Pest Plant Council Symposiums: Achievements and Challenges in Wildland Weed Management. M. K. Poster. Berkeley, CA, California Exotic Pest Plant Council. 6: 77-84 (http://www.cal-ipc.org/symposia/archive/index.php#2002).

North American Weed Management Association. (2006). "North American Weed Management Association." Retrieved Nov. 2, 2006, 2006, from http://www.nawma.org/.

The mission of NAWMA is to provide education, regulatory direction, professional improvement, and environmental awareness to preserve and protect our natural resources from the degrading impacts of exotic, invasive noxious weeds.

Oakins, A. J. (2001). An assessment and management protocol for Arundo donax in the Salinas Valley Watershed, California State University, Monterey Bay. Earth Systems Science & Policy Institute (http://teamarundo.org/control_manage/docs/oakins_alana.pdf).

Arundo donax is an invasive non-native perennial grass indigenous to the Mediterranean region. Arundo was introduced to California by Spanish settlers in the 1800's and today is invading riparian habitats of North America, specifically in California. In fact, the California Exotic Plant Pest Council (CalEPPC) has included Arundo donax as one of the top five species of concern because of the associated environmental problems such as flood-control, fire-hazard, critical habitat loss, water quality, and water conservation. This study aimed: 1) to discuss the most effective management methods of Arundo donax infestations and the appropriate methods for restoring native vegetation in riparian areas, 2) to answer whether Arundo can be differentiated from similar riparian vegetation using remote sensing, which is the first step in any assessment protocol for the Arundo invasion in the Salinas Valley Watershed, and 3) to develop a policy recommendation for the Arundo invasion of Monterey County, California that is primarily based on ethics and history. Overall, this study is an assessment and management protocol for Arundo donax in the Salinas Valley Watershed. This study found that the most effective methods in eradicating Arundo are the foliar 2-5% herbicide application method and the cut stump 100% herbicide application method. In developing a basis for an assessment protocol, this study found that Arundo can be differentiated from similar riparian vegetation on high-resolution digital Color-IR imagery. It appeared that after an unsupervised classification was completed on the Color-IR that Arundo was most similar to willow. Furthermore, from the supervised classification, this study found that Arundo is significantly different than willows in their designated reflectance properties. As such, remote sensing can be a useful tool in mapping the extent of the Arundo invasion in the Salinas Valley. The final result of this study concerning the policy recommendation is that before Monterey County can begin to deal with its Arundo environmental problems, there should be a complete understanding of why the county is even faced with Arundo. Also, there should be a collaborative effort, including the private and public sectors of Monterey County, in the management and eradication of Arundo. And finally, in determining the appropriate policy for Monterey County through collaborative action, look to examples as a guide where the implementation of Arundo policies have been successful. Since Monterey County has proposed a countywide Invasive Weed Management Plan, this study recommends that Arundo be included for immediate assessment and management before the Arundo invasion becomes problematic in the Salinas River and its Watershed.

Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority. (2006). "Team Arundo Santa Ana." Retrieved Nov. 2, 2006, 2006, from http://www.sawpa.org/Arundo/.

Santa Margarita and San Luis Rey Watersheds Weed Management Area. (2006, 2004). "Arundo Mapping Project." Retrieved Nov. 3, 2006, from http://smslrwma.org/invasives/Arundo/map.html.

Distribution maps for Southern California and the Santa Margarita and San Luis Rey Watersheds in both JPEG and ArcView GIS file formats; Poster of mapping methodology for Arundo.

Santa Margarita and San Luis Rey Watersheds Weed Management Area. (2006). "Invasive Non-Native Plants - Plant Information, Distribution Maps, Mapping Methodology, Control Projects, and Control Methods." Retrieved Nov. 2, 2006, from http://smslrwma.org/invasives/index.html.

Webster, T. M., Cardina, John (1997). "Accuracy of a Global Positioning System (GPS) for Weed Mapping." Weed Technology 11: 782-786