Invasive Species Lists for American Samoa

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• Invasive Species in American Samoa (Global Invasive Species Database)

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Products of the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk Project (PIER) (http://www.hear.org/pier):

> Invasive and potentially invasive plant species of environmental concern present on:

Tutuila | Ofu | Olosega | Ta'u

> Species of environmental concern not present in American Samoa, but would be possible threats if introduced (http://www.hear.org/pier/outsideas.htm)

> Matrix of invasive species by location in American Samoa (http://www.hear.org/pier/matrixas.htm)

> Other invasive and potentially invasive plant species in American Samoa.(http://www.hear.org/pier/asweeds.htm)

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Additional American Samoa Invasive Species Resources:

• Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER) Report on invasive plant species in American Samoa (http://www.hear.org/pier/reports/asreport.htm)
• Notes from Jim Space on his survey of invasive plant species in Tonga (http://www.issg.org/features/invasives_on_tonga.html). Excerpt: "Cinnamomum verum (cinnamon), very invasive in American Samoa. It is also present in Samoa, Fiji, French Polynesia and the Cook Islands (Rarotonga)." Excerpt: "Clidemia hirta (Koster's curse), a serious problem species in Hawai'i and other locations. It was reported to be present in Tonga. If so, it is probably on one of the islands that we didn't survey, as it is a very distinctive plant and easily recognized. This is a very serious weed of the forest understory on many tropical islands and is present in Samoa, American Samoa and Vanuatu."
• Observations on invasive plant species in American Samoa (James C. Space and Tim Flynn).
• Southern Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Regional Project - Invasive Species Prevention Course (http://www.sprep.org.ws/bird_inva/project_regional.htm). Excerpt: "Containing the spread of invasive species took another step forward for both the Samoa’s and Tokelau recently. Quarantine officers and government officials from the three island groups met during a SPREP workshop in April, to work on ways to keep the growing numbers of invasives at bay, and how the islands could work together more effectively to achieve this."
• ASSIST: Development of the American Samoa Selected Invasive Species Taskforce (Abstract). Hanson, D. Eric. American Samoa Community College Community & Natural Resources, Pago Pago, AS, US. Presented at: 7th International Conference on the Ecology and Management of Alien Plant Invasions. Online at http://abstracts.co.allenpress.com/pweb/esawssa2003/document/?ID=29117
• Natural History Guide to American Samoa online at http://www.nps.gov/npsa/book/index.htm

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