Publications

Minton, M.L. and R.N. Mack. The naturalization of plant populations: mitigating biotic constraints through cultivation. Ecology, submitted.

Minton, M.L. and R.N. Mack. The naturalization of plant populations: effects of cultivation and population size and density. Ecological Applications.

Pattison, R.R. and R.N. Mack. (2009). Environmental constraints on the invasion of Triadica sebifera in the eastern U.S.: an experimental field assessment. Oecologia 158: 591-602.

Mack, R.N. and S. K. Foster. (2008). Eradicating plant invaders: combining ecologically based tactics and broad-sense strategy. In: "Management of Invasive Weeds" (Inderjit, ed.), Springer, Heidelberg, Germany, pp. 35-60.

Schachner, L., R.N. Mack and S.J. Novak. (2008). Bromus tectorum (Poaceae) in mid-continent United States: population genetic analysis of an ongoing invasion. American Journal of Botany 95(12): 1584-1595.

Mack, R.N.(2008) Evaluating the credits and debits of a proposed biofuel species: Giant Reed (Arundo donax). Weed Science 56: 883-888.

Jianqing D., R. N. Mack et al. (2008).  China's booming economy is sparking and accelerating biological invasions. BioScience 58:317-324.

Pattison, R.R. and R. N. Mack (2008). Potential distribution of the invasive tree Triadica sebifera (Euphorbiaceae) in the United States: evaluating predictions by CLIMEX with field trials.  Global Change Biology 14:813-826.

Reaser, J. K., R.N. Mack et al. (2007). Ecological and Socio-economic Impacts of Invasive Alien Species in Island Ecosystems. Environmental Conservation 34(2): 98-111.

Valliant, M.T., R. N. Mack and S. J. Novak.  (2007). The introduction history and population genetics of the invasive grass Bromus tectorum (Poaceae) in Canada. American Journal of Botany 94 (7): 1156-1169.

Mack, R,N., B. Von Holle and L. Meyerson (2007). Assessing the impacts of invasive alien species across multiple spatial scales: the need to work globally and locally.  Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 5(4): 217-220.

Lodge, D., R. N. Mack et al. (2006). Biological Invasions: Recommendations for U.S. Policy and Management. Ecological Society of America Report. Ecological Applications 16(6): 2035-2054.

Mortenson, S.G. and R. N. Mack. (2006) The fate of alien conifers in long-term plantings in The United States. Diversity and Distributions 12: 456-466.

Raghu, S., R. N. Mack et al. (2006) Adding biofuels to the invasive species fire? Science 313: 1742.

Mack, R.N. (2005) Predicting the identity of plant invaders: future contributions from horticulture. HortScience 40: 1168-1174

Chornesky, E.A., R. N. Mack et al. (2005). Science Priorities for Reducing the Threat of Invasive Species to Sustainable Forestry. BioScience 55(4): 335-348.

Novak, S.J. and R. N. Mack. (2005). Genetic bottlenecks in alien plant species: influence of mating systems and introduction dynamics. Pp. 95-122. In: Exotic Species - Bane to Conservation and Boon to Understanding: Ecology, Evolution and Biogeography. (D. F. Sax, S. D. Gaines, and J. J. Stachowicz (eds.). Sinauer, MA.

Mack, R.N. (2005). Assessing biotic invasions in time and space: the second imperative.  pp. 179-208. In: Invasive Alien Species: a New Synthesis. Mooney, H.A., R. N. Mack, J.A. McNeely, L. Neville, P.J. Schei, and J.K. Waage (eds.), Island Press, Washington D.C.

Mack, R.N. (2004). Trade Routes for Commerce in Plants or Pathways for Invasive Species?  The Dualism of International Commerce. pp. 72-77. In: Proceedings of the Fourteenth Australian Weeds Conference, B.M. Sindel and S.B. Johnson, eds. (Weed Science Society of New South Wales, Sydney).

Mack, R. N. and S. K. Foster. (2004). Eradication or Control? Combating plants through a lump sum payment or on the installment plan. pp. 56-61. In: Proceedings of the Fourteenth Australian Weeds Conference, B.M. Sindel and S.B. Johnson, eds. (Weed Science Society of New South Wales, Sydney).

Mack, R.N. (2003). Global plant dispersal, naturalization and invasion: pathways, modes and circumstances. In "Global Pathways of Biotic invasions" (G. Ruiz and J. Carlton, eds.) Island Press. pp. 3-30.

Mack, R. N. (2003). Phylogenetic constraint, absent life forms and pre-adapted alien plants:  a prescription for biological invasions. International Journal of Plant Sciences 164 (3 Suppl): S185-S196.

Mack, R.N. (2003). Plant naturalizations and invasions in the eastern United States: 1634-1860. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 90: 77- 90.

Mack, R.N. and M. Erneberg. (2002). The United States naturalized flora: largely the product of deliberate introductions. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 89: 176-189.

Bartlett, E.A., S.J. Novak, and R.N. Mack. (2002). Genetic variation in Bromus tectorum (Poaceae): differentiation in eastern United States. American Journal of Botany 89: 626-636.

Mack, R. N. (2002). Natural barriers to plant invasions in the Sonoran Desert.  in:  Invasive Exotic Species in the Sonoran Region (B. Tellman, ed.), The University of Arizona Press, pp. 63-76.

National Research Council. (2002). Predicting Invasions by Nonindigenous Plants and Plant Pests. National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C. (I chaired this committee and the published report). 198 pp.

Mack, R. N. and W. M. Lonsdale. (2002). Eradicating invasive plants: hard-won lessons for islands. In: "Turning the Tide: the Eradication of Invasive Species" (D. Veitch and M. Clout, editors) Invasive Species Specialty Group of the World Conservation Union (IUCN): Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 164-172.

Mack, R.N. (2001). Motivations and consequences of the human dispersal of plants. In: McNeely, J.A. (ed.). The Great Reshuffling: Human Dimensions in Invasive Alien Species. Pp. 23-34. International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

Mack, R.N. and W. M. Lonsdale. (2001). Humans as global plant dispersers: getting more than we bargained for. BioScience 51: 95-102.

Novak, S.J. and R. N. Mack. (2001). Tracing plant introduction and spread into naturalized ranges: genetic evidence from Bromus tectorum (cheatgrass). BioScience 51: 114-122.

Mack, R. N. (2000). Cultivation fosters plant naturalization by reducing environmental stochasticity. Biological Invasions 2(2): 111-122.

Novak, S.J. and R. N. Mack. (2000). Clonal diversity within and among introduced populations of the apomictic vine Bryonia alba (Cucurbitaceae).  Canadian Journal of Botany 78:1469-1481.

Mack, R. N. (2000). Assessing the extent, status and dynamism in plant invasions: current and emerging approaches.  in:  The Impact of Global Change on Invasive Species (H. A. Mooney and R. J. Hobbs, eds.), Island Press, Covelo, CA, pp. 141-168.

Mack, R. N., D. Simberloff, W. M. Lonsdale, H. Evans, M. Clout and F. A. Bazzaz.  (2000). Biotic invasions: causes, epidemiology, global consequences and control.  Ecological Applications 10: 689-710.  (published simultaneously in a version for the general public by the Ecological Society of America.  Issues in Ecology No. 5. Spring, 2000.)

Ricciardi, A., W.W.M. Steiner, R. N. Mack and D. Simberloff. (2000). Towards a global information system for invasive species. BioScience 50: 239-244.

Mack, R. N.  (1999). The motivation for importing potentially invasive plant species: a primal urge?  in:  Proceedings of the VI International Rangeland Congress pp. 557-562. Townsville, Australia.

Mack, R. N. and A. Occhipinti. (1999). Biotic invasion: a global perspective and ecology of invasions: patterns and perspectives.  in:  Perspectives in Ecology (A. Farina, ed.), Backhuys (Leiden). pp. 67-74.

Mack, R. N. (1999). Two recommendations for more rapid publication in ESA journals: observations of a subject editor.  Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 80: 83-84.

Pitelka, L. F. and the Plant Migration Workshop Group (1997).  Plant migration and climate change.  American Scientist 85: 464-473.  (I was one of 22 co-authors for this synthetic paper.)  [This article reprinted in: Kareiva, P.  1998.  Exploring Ecology and its Applications: Readings from American Scientist.  Sinauer, Sunderland, MA.]

Mack, R. N. (1997).  Plant invasions: early and continuing expressions of global change.  in:  Past and Future Rapid Environmental Changes:  The Spatial and Evolutionary Responses of Terrestrial Biota, pp. 205-216 (B. Huntley, W. Cramer, A. V. Morgan, H. C. Prentice, and J. R. M. Allen, eds.), NATO ASI series. Series 2: Global Environmental Change, Vol. 47. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.

Mack, R. N. (1996).  Predicting the identity and fate of plant invaders: emergent and emerging approaches.  Biological Conservation 78: 107-121.

Mack R. N. (1996).  Biotic barriers to plant naturalization.  in:  Proceedings of the IX International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, pp. 39-46 (V. C. Moran and J. H. Hoffman, eds.), 19-26 January 1996, Stellenbosch, South Africa.  University of Cape Town.

Mack, R. N. (1995).  Understanding the processes of weed invasions:  The influence of environmental stochasticity.  in:  Weeds in a Changing World (C. Stirton, ed.), British Crop Protection Council, Symposium Proceedings No. 64.  Pp. 65-74. Brighton, U.K.

Novak, S. J. and R. N. Mack (1995).  Allozyme diversity in the apomictic vine Bryonia alba:  potential consequences of multiple introductions.  American Journal of Botany 82: 1153-1162.

Williams, D. G., R. N. Mack and R. A. Black (1995).  Ecophysiology and growth of introduced Pennisetum setaceum on Hawaii: the role of phenotypic plasticity.  Ecology 76: 1569-1580.

Schierenbeck, K. A., J. L. Hamrick and R. N. Mack (1995). Allozyme variability between a native and an introduced species of Lonicera.  Heredity 75: 1-9.

Schierenbeck, K. A., R. N. Mack and R. R. Sharitz (1994).  Effects of herbivory on growth and biomass allocation in native and introduced species of Lonicera.  Ecology 75: 1661-1672.

Novak, S. J. and R. N. Mack (1993). Genetic variation in Bromus tectorum (Poaceae):  Comparison between native and introduced populations.  Heredity 71: 167-176.

Novak, S. J., R. N. Mack and P. S. Soltis (1993). Genetic variation in Bromus tectorum (Poaceae):  introduction dynamics in North America. Canadian Journal of Botany 71: 144-1448.

Rice, K. J. and R. N. Mack (1991).  Ecological genetics of Bromus tectorum: III. The demography of reciprocally sown populations. Oecologia 88: 91-101.

Rice, K. J. and R. N. Mack (1991).  Ecological genetics of Bromus tectorum:  II. Intraspecific variation in phenotypic plasticity.  Oecologia 88: 84-90.

Rice, K. J. and R. N. Mack (1991).  Ecological genetics of Bromus tectorum:  I. A hierarchical analysis of phenotypic variation.  Oecologia 88: 77-83.

Novak, S. J., R. N. Mack and D. E. Soltis (1991).  Genetic variation in Bromus tectorum L.: Population differentiation in its North American range.  American Journal of Botany 78: 1150-1161.

Mack, R. N. (1991).  The commercial seed trade: an early disperser of weeds.  Economic Botany 45: 257-273.

Pierson, E. A., R. N. Mack and R. A. Black (1990). The effect of shading on photosynthesis, growth, and regrowth following defoliation for Bromus tectorum.  Oecologia 84: 534-543.

Pierson, E. A. and R. N. Mack (1990). The population biology of Bromus tectorum in forests:  effect of disturbance, grazing, and litter on seedling establishment and reproduction.  Oecologia 84: 526-533.

Pierson, E. A. and R. N. Mack (1990). The population biology of Bromus tectorum in forests:  distinguishing the opportunity for dispersal from environmental restriction.  Oecologia 84: 519-525.

Mack, R. N. (1990). Catalog of woes.  Natural History 99 (3): 44-53.NAS (National Academy of Sciences) (1989).  Field testing genetically modified organisms: framework for decisions. Washington, D.C.: National Academy of Sciences, 170 pp.  (I was a co-author for this publication.)

Tiedje, J. M., R. K. Colwell, Y. L. Grossman, R. E. Hodson, R. E. Lenski, R. N. Mack and P. J. Regal (1989).  The planned introduction of genetically engineered organisms: Ecological considerations and recommendations.  Ecology 70: 298-315.

Mack, R. N. (1989).  Temperate grasslands vulnerable to plant invasion:  Characteristics and consequences. In: Biological Invasions: A Global Perspective.  (J. Drake, ed.) pp. 155-179.  Wiley & Sons, New York.

NAS (National Academy of Sciences) (1989). Field testing genetically modified organisms: framework for decisions. Washington, D.C.: National Academy of Sciences, 170 pp. (I was a co-author for this publication.)

Mack, R. N. (1988).  First comprehensive botanical survey of the Columbia Plateau, Washington: The Sandberg and Leiberg expedition of 1893.  Northwest Science 62: 118-128.

Moody, M. E. and R. N. Mack (1988).  Controlling the spread of plant invasions:  The importance of nascent foci.  Journal of Applied Ecology 25: 1009-1021.

Higgins, S. S. and R. N. Mack (1987).  Comparative responses of Achillea millefolium ecotypes to competition and soil type. Oecologia 73: 591-597.

Harris, E., R. N. Mack and M. S. B. Ku (1987).  Death of steppe cryptogams under the ash from Mount St. Helens.  American Journal of Botany 74: 1249-1253.

Mack, R. N. (1987).  Effects of Mount St. Helens ashfall in steppe communities of eastern Washington.  in:  The Biological Effects of the Mount St. Helens and Other Volcanic Eruptions.  (D. E. Bilderback and A. E. Leviton, eds.)  University of California Press, Los Angeles, pp. 262-281.

Mack, R. N. (1986).  Writing with precision, clarity, and economy.  Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 67: 31-35.

Mack, R. N. (1986).  Alien plant invasion into the Intermountain West:  A case history.  in:  Ecology of Biological Invasions of North America and Hawaii.  (H. A. Mooney and J. Drake, eds.).  Springer-Verlag, New York, pp. 192-213.

Black, R. A. and R. N. Mack (1986).  Mount St. Helens:  Recreating its effects on the steppe environment and ecophysiology.  Ecology 67: 1289-1302.

Mack, R. N. (1985).  Invading plants:  Their potential contribution to population biology.  in:  Studies on Plant Demography:  John L. Harper Festschrift (J. White ed.), Academic Press, pp. 127-142.

Black, R. A. and R. N. Mack (1984).  A seasonal leaf abscission in Populus induced by volcanic ash.  Oecologia 64: 295-299.

Mack, R. N. and D. A. Pyke (1984).  The demography of Bromus tectorum:  The role of microclimate, predation and disease.  Journal of Ecology 72: 731-748.

Mack, R. N. (1984).  Invaders at home on the range.  Natural History 93: 40-47.

Christy, E. J. and R. N. Mack (1984).  The demography of Tsuga heterophylla juveniles:  Variation across the substrate mosaic.  Journal of Ecology 72: 75-91.

Higgins, S. S., R. A. Bendel and R. N. Mack (1984).  Assessing competition among skewed plant populations:  An application of the jackknife.  Biometrics 40: 131-137.

Mack, R. N., N. W. Rutter and S. Valastro (1983).  Holocene vegetation history of the Kootenai River Valley, Montana.  Quaternary Research 20: 177-193.

Bookman, P. A. and R. N. Mack (1983).  Competition between Bromus tectorum and Poa pratensis:  The role of light.  Oecologia 57: 406-411.

Mack, R. N. and D. A. Pyke (1983).  The demography of Bromus tectorum L.:  Variation in time and space.  Journal of Ecology 71: 69-93.

Rayburn, W. R., R. N. Mack and B. Metting (1982).  Conspicuous algal colonization of the ash from Mount St. Helens.  Journal of Phycology 18: 537-543.

Bookman, P. A. and R. N. Mack (1982).  Root interaction between Bromus tectorum and Poa pratensis:  A three-dimensional analysis.  Ecology 63: 440-446.

Mack, R. N. and J. N. Thompson (1982).  Evolution in steppe with few large hooved mammals.  American Naturalist 119: 757-773.

Mack, R. N. (1981).  Initial effects of ash fall from Mount St. Helens on vegetation in eastern Washington and adjacent Idaho.  Science 213: 537-539.

Mack, R. N. (1981).  Invasion of Bromus tectorum L. into western North America:  An ecological chronicle.  Agro-Ecosystems 7: 145-165.

Mack, R. N., N. W. Rutter and S. Valastro (1979).  Holocene vegetation history of the Okanogan Valley, Washington.  Quaternary Research 12: 212-225.

Mack, R. N., R. Okazaki and S. Valastro (1979).  Bracketing dates for two ash falls from Mount Mazama.  Nature 279: 228-229.

Mack, R. N. and D. A. Pyke (1979).  Mapping individual plants with a field-portable digitizer.  Ecology 60: 459-461.

Mack, R. N., N. W. Rutter, V. M. Bryant and S. Valastro (1978).  Postglacial vegetation history of Waits Lake, Stevens Co., Washington.  Botanical Gazette 139: 499-506.

Mack, R. N., N. W. Rutter, V. M. Bryant and S. Valastro (1978).  Late Quaternary pollen record from Big Meadow, Pend Oreille Co., Washington.  Ecology 59: 956-966.

Mack, R. N., N. W. Rutter, V. M. Bryant and S. Valastro (1978).  Re-examination of postglacial vegetation history in northern Idaho:  Hager Pond, Bonner Co.  Quaternary Research 10: 241-255.

Mack, R. N., N. W. Rutter and S. Valastro (1978).  Late Quaternary pollen record from the San Poil river valley, Washington.  Canadian Journal of Botany 56: 1642-1650.

Mack, R. N., V. M. Bryant and W. K. Pell (1978).  Forest pollen spectra from eastern Washington and northern Idaho.  Botanical Gazette 139: 249-255.

Mack, R. N. (1977).  Mineral return via the litter of Artemisia tridentata.  American Midland Naturalist 97: 189-197.

Mack, R. N. and J. L. Harper (1977).  Interference in dune annuals:  Spatial pattern and neighbourhood effects.  Journal of Ecology 65: 345-363.

Pell, W. K. and R. N. Mack (1977).  The Fagus grandifolia-Acer saccharum-Podophyllum peltatum association in northeastern Ohio.  Botanical Gazette 138: 64-70.

Black, R. A. and R. N. Mack (1976).  Tsuga canadensis in Ohio:  Synecological and phytogeographical relationships.  Vegetatio 32: 11-19.

Mack, R. N. (1976).  Survivorship of Cerastium atrovirens at Aberffraw, Anglesey.  Journal of Ecology 64: 309-312.

Mack, R. N., V. M. Bryant and R. Fryxell (1976).  Pollen sequence from the Columbia Basin, Washington:  reappraisal of post-glacial vegetation.  American Midland Naturalist 95: 390-397.

Mack, R. N. and V. M. Bryant (1974).  Modern pollen spectra from the Columbia Basin, Washington.  Northwest Science 48: 183-194.

Mack, R. N. (1971).  Pollen size variation in some North American pines as related to fossil pollen identification.  Northwest Science 45: 257-269.

Edited Volume

Mooney, H.A., R. N. Mack, J.A. McNeeley, L. Neville, P.J. Schei, and J.K. Waage (eds.). (2005). Invasive Alien Species; a New Synthesis. Island Press, Washington D.C.