Publications

chloroplast and microsatellite dna diversities reveal the introduction history of brazilian peppertree (schinus terebinthifolius) in florida.	brazilian peppertree (schinus terebinthifolius) is a woody perennial that has invaded much of florida. this native of northeastern argentina, paraguay, and brazil was brought as an ornamental to both the west and east coasts of florida at the end of the 19th century. it was recorded as an invader of natural areas in the 1950s, and has since extended its range to cover over 280 000 ha. our goals were to understand the history of this invasion, as one step toward understanding why this exotic was ...	2005	16202086
colonization patterns of the invasive brazilian peppertree, schinus terebinthifolius, in florida.	invasive species are believed to spread through a process of stratified dispersal consisting of short-distance diffusive spread around established foci and human mediated long-distance jumps. brazilian peppertree (schinus terebinthifolius), native to south america, was introduced twice as an ornamental plant into florida, usa, just over 100 years ago. a previous study indicated that these two introductions were from genetically differentiated source populations in the native range. in this study ...	2007	17245420
fundamental host range of pseudophilothrips ichini s.l. (thysanoptera: phlaeothripidae): a candidate biological control agent of schinus terebinthifolius (sapindales: anacardiaceae) in the united states.	schinus terebinthifolius raddi (sapindales: anacardiaceae) is a non-native perennial woody plant that is one of the most invasive weeds in florida, hawaii, and more recently california and texas. this plant was introduced into florida from south america as a landscape ornamental in the late 19th century, eventually escaped cultivation, and now dominates entire ecosystems in south-central florida. recent dna studies have confirmed two separate introductions of s. terebinthifolius in florida, and ...	2009	20021760