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Publications for: Gary N. Ervin
Peer-Reviewed Journals
Schmid, S. A., Turnage, G., & Ervin, G. N. (2024). Submersed Herbicides and Thrips Biological Control Effectively Reduce Biomass of Alligatorweed (Alternanthera Philoxeroides), a Widespread Aquatic Invasive Plant. BioControl. 69(4), 471-481. DOI:10.1007/s10526-024-10262-5. [Abstract]
Schmid, S. A., Turnage, G., & Ervin, G. N. (2023). Rare Production of Seeds by Invasive Alternanthera Philoxeroides (Alligator Weed) in North America Observed in Terrestrial Populations. Wetlands. 43, 1-7. DOI:10.1007/s13157-023-01662-x. [Document]
Brooks, C., Lambert, B. H., Sauby, K. E., Ervin, G. N., Varone, L., & Logarzo, G. A. (2014). Larval Morphology and Host Use Confirms Ecotypic Variation in Cactoblastis Cactorum (Berg). Biological Invasions. 16, 13-22. DOI:10.1007/s10530-013-0497-9. [Document Site]
Lucardi, R. D., Wallace, L., & Ervin, G. N. (2014). Evaluating Hybridization as a Potential Facilitator of Successful Cogongrass (Imperata Cylindrica) Invasion in Florida, USA. Biological Invasions. 16, 2147-2161. [Document Site]
Lucardi, R. D., Wallace, L., & Ervin, G. N. (2014). Invasion Success in Cogongrass (Imperata Cylindrica): A Population Genetic Approach Exploring Genetic Diversity and Historical Introductions. Invasive Plant Science and Management. 7, 59-75. [Document Site]
Ervin, G. N. (2012). Indian Fig Cactus (Opuntia Ficus-indica (L.) Miller) in the Americas: An Uncertain History. Haseltonia. 17, 70-81.
Sauby, K. E., Marsico, T. D., Ervin, G. N., & Brooks, C. (2012). The Role of Host Identity in Determining the Distribution of the Invasive Moth Cactoblastis Cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Florida. Florida Entomologist. 95, 561-568.
Ervin, G. N. (2012). A Guide to Moist-soil Wetland Plants of the Mississippi Alluvial Valley (Invited Book Review). Wetlands. ., .DOI:10.1007/s13157-012-0342-4. [Document Site]
Fleming, K. S., Kaminski, R. M., Tietjen, T. E., Schummer, M. L., Ervin, G. N., & Nelms, K. D. (2012). Vegetative Forage Quality and Moist-soil Management on Wetlands Reserve Program Lands in Mississippi. Wetlands. ., .DOI:10.1007/s13157-012-0325-5.
Neal, D. M., Baldwin, B. S., Ervin, G. N., Jolley, R. L., Campbell, J. N. J., Cirtain, M., Seymour, J., & Neal, J. W. (2012). Assessment of Seed Storage Alternatives for Rivercane (Arundinaria Gigantea). Seed Technology. 34, 119-126.
Woodard, A. M., Marsico, T. D., & Ervin, G. N. (2012). Host Plant Defense Priming in Response to a Coevolved Herbivore Combats Introduced Herbivore Attack. Ecology and Evolution. ., .DOI:10.1002/ece3.224.
Brooks, C., Ervin, G. N., Varone, L., & Logarzo, G. (2012). Native Ecotypic Variation and the Role of Host Identity in the Spread of an Invasive Herbivore, Cactoblastis Cactorum (Berg). Ecology. 93, 402-410. [Document]
Ervin, G. N., & Holly, D. C. (2011). Examining Local Transferability of Predictive Species Distribution Models for Invasive Plants: An Example with Cogongrass (Imperata Cylindrica). Invasive Plant Science and Management. 4, 390-401.
Mills, M. C., Baldwin, B. S., & Ervin, G. N. (2011). Evaluating Physiological and Growth Responses of Arundinaria Species to Inundation. Castanea. 76, 371-385.
Marsico, T. D., Wallace, L., Ervin, G. N., Brooks, C., McClure, J. E., & Welch, M. E. (2011). Geographic Patterns of Genetic Diversity from the Native Range of Cactoblastis Cactorum (Berg) Support the Documented History of Invasion and Multiple Introductions for Invasive Populations. Biological Invasions. 13, 857-868. [Document Site]
Bried, J. T., & Ervin, G. N. (2010). Randomized Intervention Analysis for Detecting Nonrandom Change and Management Impact: Dragonfly Examples. Ecological Indicators. 11, 535-539.
Bryson, C. T., Krutz, L. J., Ervin, G. N., Reddy, K. N., & Byrd, J. D., Jr. (2010). Ecotype Variability and Edaphic Characteristics for Cogongrass (Imperata Cylindrica) Populations in Mississippi. Invasive Plant Science and Management. 3, 199-207. [Document Site]
Holly, D. C., Ervin, G. N., Jackson, C. R., Diehl, S. V., & Kirker, G. T. (2009). Effect of an Invasive Grass on Ambient Rates of Decomposition and Microbial Community Structure: A Search for Causality. Biological Invasions. DOI: 10.1007/s10530-008-9364-5. 11(1855), 1868. [Document Site]
Ervin, G. N. (2009). Distribution, Habitat Characteristics, and New County-level Records of Baccharis Halimifolia L. on a Portion of Its Present US Range Boundary. Southeastern Naturalist. 8, 293-304.
Ervin, G. N. (2009). Using GAP Data in Invasive Plant Ecology and Management. US Geological Survey Gap Analysis Bulletin. 16, 34-41. [Document Site]
Majure, L. C., & Ervin, G. N. (2008). The Opuntia (Cactaceae) of Mississippi, United States. Haseltonia. 14, 111-126.
Bried, J. T., & Ervin, G. N. (2007). Intraspecific Models and Spatiotemporal Context of Size-mass Relationships in Adult Dragonflies. Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 26, 680-692.
Ervin, G. N. (2007). An Experimental Study on the Facilitative Effects of Tussock Structure among Wetland Plants. Wetlands. 27, 620-630.
Holly, D. C., & Ervin, G. N. (2007). Effects of Intraspecific Seedling Density, Soil Type, and Light Availability upon Growth and Biomass Allocation in Cogongrass, Imperata Cylindrica. Weed Technology. 21, 812-819.
Bried, J. T., Herman, B. D., & Ervin, G. N. (2007). Conservation Umbrella Potential of Wetland Plants and Dragonflies: a Quantitative Case Study Using the Umbrella Index. Journal of Applied Ecology. 44, 833-842.
Ervin, G. N., Majure, L. C., & Bried, J. T. (2006). Influence of Long-term GTR Impoundment on Stand Structure, Species Composition, and Hydrophytic Indicators. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 113, 468-481.
Ervin, G. N., Herman, B. D., Bried, J. T., & Holly, D. C. (2006). Evaluating Non-native Species and Wetland Indicator Status as Components of Wetlands Floristic Assessment. Wetlands. 26, 1114-1129.
Ervin, G. N. (2006). Managing Invasive Species in the Face of Natural Disaster: Obstacles and Opportunities. Wildland Weeds. 10, 9-10.
Bried, J. T., & Ervin, G. N. (2006). Abundance Patterns of Dragonflies along a Wetland Buffer Gradient. Wetlands. 26, 878-883.
Ervin, G. N., Smothers, M., Holly, D. C., Anderson, C., & Linville, J. (2006). Relative Importance of Wetland Type Vs. Anthropogenic Activities in Determining Site Invasibility. Biological Invasions. 8, 1425-1432.
Holly, D. C., & Ervin, G. N. (2006). Characterization and Quantitative Assessment of Rhizome Penetration by Cogongrass (Imperata Cylindrica (L.) Beauv.). Weed Biology and Management. 6, 120-123. [Document]
Bried, J. T., & Ervin, G. N. (2005). Distribution of Adult Odonata among Localized Wetlands in East-central Mississippi. Southeastern Naturalist. 4(4), 731-744.
Bried, J. T., Bennett, L. W., & Ervin, G. N. (2005). Live Mass Allometric Analyses of Dragonflies Collected in East-central Mississippi, USA. Odonatologica. 34, 111-122.
Ervin, G. N. (2005). Spatio-temporally Variable Effects of a Dominant Macrophyte on Vascular Plant Neighbors. Wetlands. 25(2).
Bryant, J. A., & Ervin, G. N. (2004). The Impact of SWANCC on Federal Clean Water Act Jurisdiction. Real Estate Law Journal. 32, 339-355. [Document]
Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers
Alarcon, V. J., McAnally, W. H., Ervin, G. N., & Brooks, C. P. (2010). Using MODIS Land-Use/Land-Cover Data and Hydrological Modeling for Estimating Nutrient Concentrations. In Taniar, D.; Gervasi, O.; Murgante, B.; Pardede, E.; Apduhan, B.O. (Eds.), Computational Science and Its Applications. Berlin: Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 1(6016), 501-514.
Ervin, G. N. (2008). Applying the State-of-the-art to Advance the State of Our Understanding in Integrated Hydrophyte Ecology. Proceedings of the International Society of Theoretical and Applied Limnology. 30, 128-132.
Madsen, J. D., & Ervin, G. N. (2007). Invasive Plant Atlas for the Mid-South (IPAMS): The Collaboration of Volunteers and Citizen Scientists in Locating Key Invasive Plants for Modeling Land-use Interactions. Agronomy Society of America-Crop Science Society of America-Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting (November 6, 2007). New Orleans, LA.
Madsen, J. D., & Ervin, G. N. (2007). Integrating Effects of Land Use Change on the Invasive Plant Species Distribution into an Invasive Plant Atlas for the Mid-South (IPAMS). 2007 Proceedings, Southern Weed Science Society. 60, 197. [Document]
Non-Refereed Conference Abstracts
Madsen, J. D., Maddox, V. L., Ervin, G. N., & Wersal, R. M. (2012). EDRR and the Invasive Plant Atlas of the MidSouth Project. Society of Range Management Annual Meeting. Spokane, WA. [Abstract]
Madsen, J. D., & Ervin, G. N. (2010). An Update on the Invasive Species Atlas of the MidSouth. Weed Science Society of America and the Society of Range Management Joint Meeting. Denver, CO. [Abstract]
Madsen, J. D., & Ervin, G. N. (2010). An Update on the Invasive Plant Atlas of the MidSouth Project. Southern Weed Science Society Annual Meeting. Little Rock, AR. [Abstract]
Diaz-Ramirez, J., Ervin, G. N., Brooks, C., Alarcon, V. J., Ramirez-Avila, J. J., Ortega-Achury, S. L., McAnally, W. H., & Wilkerson, G. W. (2009). Watershed Modeling Improvements to Enhance Coastal Ecosystems - Project Overview. Northern Gulf Institute Annual Conference. Mobile,AL: Meeting of the Northern Gulf Institute, MSU, MS.
Madsen, J. D., & Ervin, G. N. (2009). The Invasive Plant Atlas of the Mid-South. Weed Science Society of America 2009 Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. [Abstract]
McAnally, W. H., Diaz-Ramirez, J., Alarcon, V. J., Wasson, L. L., Johnson, B., Ervin, G. N., & Brooks, C. P. (2007). Watershed Modeling Improvements to Enhance Coastal Ecosystems. Mobile Bay Collaboration Network Workshop. Dauphin Island Sea Lab, AL.
Non-Refereed Conference Papers
Madsen, J. D., Ervin, G. N., Wersal, R. M., & Fuller, P. (2011). Two Web-Based Databases for Invasive Aquatic Plant Locations and Information. Southern Weed Science Society 64th Annual Meeting. San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Brooks, C. P., & Ervin, G. N. (2010). The Global Invasion of Cactoblastis Cactorum (Berg). Ecological Society of America annual conference. Pittsburg, PA.
Marsico, T. D., Woodard, A. M., & Ervin, G. N. (2010). Novel Defenses in Invasion Resistance: Potential Eavesdropping May Cue Inducible Defenses Against an Invasive Herbivore. Ecological Society of America annual conference. Pittsburg, PA.
Ervin, G. N., Brooks, C. P., & Alarcon, V. J. (2010). Exploring Biologically Relevant Buffer Zones for Aquatic and Wetland Ecosystems in Northern Mississippi. Proceedings of the Mississippi Water Resources Conference. Tunica, MS.
Jolley, R. L., Neal, D. M., Baldwin, B. S., & Ervin, G. N. (2010). Restoring Canebrakes to Enhance Water Quality Along the Upper Pearl River. Proceedings of the Mississippi Water Resources Conference. Starkville, MS; Mississippi State University: Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute.
Madsen, J. D., & Ervin, G. N. (2009). The Invasive Plant Atlas of the MidSouth. M. MidSouth Aquatic Plant Management Society Annual Meeting. Guntersville, AL.
Madsen, J. D., & Ervin, G. N. (2009). Update on the Invasive Plant Atlas of the MidSouth. Mississippi Exotic Pest Plant Council. Jackson, MS.
Cannon, J. B., & Ervin, G. N. (2009). Soil Texture Effects on Opuntia Pusilla Morphology. Mississippi State University Undergraduate Research Symposium. Mississippi State University.
Prince Czarnecki, J. M., Shaw, D. R., Madsen, J. D., Harvill, J. L., Ervin, G. N., Samson, S., & Martin, James L. (2009). Local-scale GIS Modeling of Eurasian Watermilfoil. Proceedings Southern Weed Science Society /Weed Science Society of America Abstracts. Orlando, FL. [Abstract]
Welch, M., Brooks, C., Brown, R., Ervin, G. N., McClure, J., Marsico, T., & Wallace, L. (2008). The Phylogeography of the Invasive Cactus Moth Cactoblastis Cactorum in Its Native Range. Southeastern Population Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics Conference. Eatonton, GA.
Ervin, G. N., Holly, D. C., Shaw, D. R., Prince Czarnecki, J. M., Byrd, J. D., Grado, S. C., Measells, M., & Madsen, J. D. (2008). Effects of Patch-scale Human Disturbance on Invasive Species Spread Override Hurricane-mediated Landscape Change. 93rd Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. Milwaukee, WI.
Brooks, C. P., & Ervin, G. N. (2008). Mechanisms Controlling the Spread of Cactoblastis Cactorum (Berg). Lepidopterists’ Society 59th Annual Meeting. Mississippi State University.
Bried, J. T., & Ervin, G. N. (2008). Making Invasiveness Count in Floristic Quality Assessments. Society of Wetland Scientists. Washington, DC.
Holly, D. C., Ervin, G. N., Jackson, C., Diehl, S., & Kirker, G. (2008). Accelerated Decomposition Rates by Imperata Cylindrica in Southern Mississippi Are Correlated with Microbial Community Structure and Function. Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council 10th Annual Symposium. Biloxi, MS.
Holly, D. C., & Ervin, G. N. (2008). Characterization and Quantitative Assessment of a Potential Rhizome-mediated Root Disturbance Mechanism in Cogongrass. Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council 10th Annual Symposium. Biloxi, MS.
Ervin, G. N. (2008). Developing an Exotic Plant List for Mississippi. Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council 10th Annual Symposium. Biloxi, MS.
Tietjen, T., & Ervin, G. N. (2008). Comparing Index of Biotic Integrity Scores to Traditional Measures of Water Quality: Exploring the Causes of Impairment in Streams of the Mississippi Delta. Mississippi Water Resources Conference. Jackson, MS.
Prince Czarnecki, J. M., Shaw, D. R., Byrd, J. D., Holly, D. C., Ervin, G. N., Grado, S. C., & Madsen, J. D. (2008). Modeling the Spread of Invasive Weedy Species Following Natural Disasters. Proceedings Southern Weed Science Society. Jacksonville, FL. [Abstract]
Ervin, G. N. (2007). Using GAP Data to Guide Integrated Management of Invasive Species. US Geological Survey National Gap Analysis Program Conference (10-13 September 2007). Asheville, NC.
Ervin, G. N. (2007). Integrating Research and Undergraduate Teaching (In Wetland Ecology). Society of Wetland Scientists International Meeting (June 10-15, 2007). Sacramento, CA.
Ervin, G. N., & Madsen, J. D. (2007). Developing an Invasive Plant Atlas for the Mid-South. Society of Wetland Scientists International Meeting (June 10-15, 2007). Sacramento, CA.
Ervin, G. N., & Majure, L. C. (2007). Habitat Modeling for Opuntia Species in the Southeastern United States. USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, International Cactoblastis cactorum Conference (May 7-10, 2007). Phoenix, AZ.
Majure, L. C., & Ervin, G. N. (2007). Microstructural Morphology of Opuntia Species (Cactaceae) Based on Scanning Electron Microscopy. USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, International Cactoblastis cactorum Conference (May 7-10, 2007). Phoenix, AZ.
Majure, L. C., & Ervin, G. N. (2007). Microstructural Morphology of Opuntia Species (Cactaceae) Based on Scanning Electron Microscopy. Southeastern Microscopy Society (April 11-13, 2007). Decatur, GA.
Tietjen, T. E., & Ervin, G. N. (2007). Water Quality and Floristic Quality Assessments of the Big Sunflower River Following Streamflow Augmentation Using Groundwater. 37th Annual Mississippi Water Resources Conference (April 24-25, 2007). Jackson, MS.
Ervin, G. N., Herman, B. D., Bried, J. T., & Holly, D. C. (2007). Floristic Assessment Quotients for Wetlands. New England Association of Environmental Biologists, 31st Annual Conference, Grand Summit Hotel and Conference Center (March 14-16). West Dover, VT.
Madsen, J. D., Ervin, G. N., Maddox, V. L., Byrd, J., Westbrooks, R., & Mehrhoff, L. J. (2007). Integrating Effects of Land Use Change on Invasive Plant Species Distribution into an Invasive Plant Atlas for the Mid-South (IPAMS). 9th Annual Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council Symposium. Athens, GA.
Madsen, J. D., & Ervin, G. N. (2007). Integrating Effects of Land Use Change on Invasive Plant Species Distribution into an Invasive Plant Atlas for the Mid-South (IPAMS). Southern Weed Science Society Annual Meeting (22-24 January 2007). Nashville, TN.
Madsen, J. D., & Ervin, G. N. (2007). Integrating Effects of Land Use Change on Invasive Plant Species Distribution into an Invasive Plant Atlas for the Mid-South (IPAMS). Weed Science Society of America 47th Annual Meeting (5-8 February 2007). San Antonio, TX.
Bryson, C. T., Byrd, J. D., Ervin, G. N., & Reddy, K. N. (2007). Is Diverse Morphology of Cogongrass in Mississippi Related to Edaphic Characteristics or Biotypic Variation. Southern Weed Science Society, 60th Meeting (January 22-24, 2007). Nashville, TN.
Ervin, G. N. (2006). Invasion Risk of Rotala Rotundifolia (Roundleaf Toothcup) in Southeastern US Wetlands. Mid-South Aquatic Plant Management Society Conference. Orange Beach, AL.
Ervin, G. N. (2006). Temporal Shifts in the Relative Importance of Microhabitat Factors Influencing Invasion Success. Ecological Society of America 91st Annual Conference. Memphis, TN.
Holly, D. C., & Ervin, G. N. (2006). Relative Importance of Propagule Pressure, Light Availability, and Nutrient Concentration upon the Establishment and Physiology of a Model Invasive Species, Imperata Cylindrica. Ecological Society of America 91st Annual Conference. Memphis, TN.
Majure, L. C., & Ervin, G. N. (2006). The Morphological Plasticity of Opuntia Pusilla (Haw.) Nutt. Induced by Differentiations in Environmental Variables. Ecological Society of America 91st Annual Conference. Memphis, TN.
Ervin, G. N., & Madsen, J. D. (2006). Predictive Habitat Modeling in Support of Integrated Invasive Species Management in the MidSouth. Proceedings of the 1st All-USGS Modeling Conference(November 14-17, 2005) USGS Scientific Investigations Report #2006-5308. Olympic Park Institute, WA.
Ervin, G. N., & Linville, J. (2006). The Landscape Context of Plant Invasions in Mississippi Wetlands. Proceedings of the 36th Mississippi Water Resources Conference. 36, 34-41. [Document]
Ervin, G. N. (2006). Human-caused Disturbance and Plant Invasion in Mississippi Wetlands. Proceedings of the Mississippi Delta Water Resources Review Meeting. Stoneville, Mississippi. CDRom.
Ervin, G. N., Herman, B. D., Bried, J. T., & Holly, D. C. (2005). Incorporation of Exotic Species and Wetland Affinity into Assessment of Wetlands Floristic Quality. Society of Wetland Scientists International Meeting.
Ervin, G. N., & Herman, B. D. (2005). An Approach to Incorporate Invasive Species and Wetland Indicator Status into Wetland Floristic Quality Evaluation. Proceedings of the 35th Mississippi Water Resources Conference. CDRom.
Ervin, G. N., Smothers, M., & Anderson, C. (2005). Relative Importance of Wetland Type Vs. Local Land Use/Cover in Determining Susceptibility to Invasive Plants. Southeastern Biology. 52, 207.
Ervin, G. N. (2005). Temporal Shifts in the Relative Importance of Abiotic Vs. Biotic Factors Influencing Invasion Success. Society of Wetland Scientists/Gulf Estuarine Research Society Joint Meeting.
Herman, B. D., & Ervin, G. N. (2005). Testing the Floristic Quality Assessment Index in Natural and Created Wetlands in Mississippi. Society of Wetland Scientists/Gulf Estuarine Research Society Joint Meeting.
Ervin, G. N., Bried, J. T., Herman, B. D., & Schmitz, D. W. (2003). Assessing Functional Integrity of Moist-Soil Managed Wetlands by Comparison with Nearby Non-Managed Systems. Proceedings of the 33nd Mississippi Water Resources Conference. CDRom, 13-25.
Non-Refereed Conference Posters
Marsico, T. D., Woodard, A. M., & Ervin, G. N. (2010). Potential Eavesdropping May Cue Inducible Defenses Against an Invasive Herbivore. Entomological Society of America Annual Conference. San Diego, CA.
Madsen, J. D., & Ervin, G. N. (2010). An Update on the Invasive Plant Atlas of the MidSouth. Weeds Across Borders 2010. Sheperdstown, WV.
Ervin, G. N. (2010). Mississippi's Noteworthy Exotic Plant Species: Final Draft List for Comment. Southeastern Exotic Pest Plant Council - Southeastern chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration, International, Joint Conference. Chattanooga, TN.
Turnage, G., Roberts, M., Ervin, G. N., Altig, R., Brooks, C., McAnally, W. H., & Diaz-Ramirez, J. (2009). Estimating Mussel Reproduction Using Historical Fish Collections in the Upper Mobile Basin Watershed. NGI Conference. Mobile, AL. [Document]
Turnage, G., Roberts, M. E., Ervin, G. N., Altig, R., Brooks, C., McAnally, W. H., & Diaz-Ramirez, J. (2009). Estimating Mussel Reproduction Using Historical Fish Collections in the Upper Mobile Basin Watershed. 2009 Northern Gulf Institute annual conference. Mobile, AL. [Abstract]
Lucardi, R. D., Wallace, L., & Ervin, G. N. (2009). Genetic Diversity of Cogongrass (Imperata Cylindrica) Populations and the Genus Imperata in the Southern United States: Impacts on Invasion Dynamics and Evolutionary Potential. Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference. Gainesville, FL.
Ervin, G. N., & Madsen, J. D. (2008). Developing an Invasive Plant Atlas for the Mid-South. 93rd Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. Milwaukee, WI.
Holly, D. C., & Ervin, G. N. (2008). Relative Important and Propagule Pressure, Light Availability, and Nutrient Concentration upon the Establishment and Physiology of a Model Invasive Species, Imperata Cylindrica. Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council 10th Annual Symposium. Biloxi, MS.
Ervin, G. N. (2008). Draft Exotic Plant List for Mississippi and Request for Input. Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council 10th Annual Symposium. Biloxi, MS.
Tietjen, T., & Ervin, G. N. (2008). Big Sunflower River Water Quality and Floristic Quality Assessments Following Streamflow Augmentation. Mississippi Water Resources Conference. Jackson, MS.
Majure, L. C., Ervin, G. N., & Fitzpatrick, P. J. (2007). Storm-driven Maritime Dispersal of Prickly Pear Cacti (Opuntia Species). USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, International Cactoblastis cactorum Conference (May 7-10, 2007). Phoenix, AZ. [Document]
In-House
Madsen, J. D., Amburn, P., Brown, R., Dibble, E. D., Ervin, G. N., Abbott, C. F., Brooks, C., Irby, D., Lee, S. M., Maddox, V. L., Schulz, R., Wasson, L. L., Wersal, R. M., Woolf, T., McBride, D. W., & Madsen, N. (2012). Research to Support Integrated Management Systems of Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive Species. Geosystems Research Institute Report GRI#5051. Mississippi State University: Geosystems Research Institute. [Document]
Madsen, J. D., Amburn, P., Brown, R. L., Dibble, E. D., Ervin, G. N., Shaw, D. R., Abbott, C. F., Baker, G., Bloem, K., Brooks, C., Irby, D., Lee, S., Maddox, V. L., Rose, R., Schulz, R., Wallace, L., Wasson, L. L., Welch, M., Wersal, R. M., McBride, D. W., & Madsen, N. (2011). Research to Support Integrated Management Systems of Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive Species: Annual Report, 2010. GRI Report #5047. Mississippi State University: Geosystems Research Institute. [Document]
Madsen, J. D., Brown, R. L., Ervin, G. N., Shaw, D. R., Abbott, C. F., Maddox, V. L., Wersal, R. M., McBride, D. W., & Madsen, N. (2010). Research to Support Integrated Management Systems of Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive Species. GRI#5039. Mississippi State University: Geosystems Research Institute. 41. [Document]
Madsen, J. D., Maddox, V. L., Ervin, G. N., Byrd, J. D., McBride, D. W., Madsen, N., & Vought, B. (2009). Invasive Species Field Identification Guide. Mississippi State University: Geosystems Research Institute. 82. [Document]
Ervin, G. N., & Madsen, J. D. (2009). Roundleaf Toothcup [Rotala Rotundifolia (Roxb.) Koehne]. Invasive Plant Atlas of the MidSouth Fact Sheet. Mississippi State University: Geosystems Research Institute. 2. [Document]
Madsen, J. D., Maddox, V. L., Brown, R. L., Abbott, C. F., & Ervin, G. N. (2009). Cactus Moth Update Newsletter, September 2009. Mississippi State University: Geosystems Research Institute. 1(2), 6 pp. [Document]
Madsen, J. D., Brown, R., Ervin, G. N., Shaw, D. R., Abbott, C. F., Maddox, V. L., Wersal, R. M., McBride, D. W., & Madsen, N. (2009). Research to Support Integrated Management Systems of Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive Species: Annual Report 2008. GRI Report #5030. Mississippi State University: Geosystems Research Institute. [Document]
Ervin, G. N. (2009). Relationship of Wetlands Vegetation and Land Cover as an Indicator of Ecologically Appropriate Wetland Buffer Zones. Mississippi State University: Northern Gulf Institute Report. [Document]
Madsen, J. D., Brown, R. L., Byrd, J. D., Dibble, E. D., Ervin, G. N., Shaw, D. R., Tietjen, T. E., Abbott, C. F., Maddox, V. L., Cheshier, J., Robles, W., Wersal, R. M., McBride, D. W., & Madsen, N. (2008). Research to Support Integrated Management. Mississippi State University: GeoResources Institute. [Document]
Ervin, G. N., & White, R. (2007). Assessing Vegetative Growth Potential of Exotic Rotala Rotundifolia (Roxb.) Koehne (Roundleaf Toothcup), in Comparison with Alternanthera Philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb. (Alligator Weed), a Known Successful Invader. GeoResources Institute Report. 1-6. [Document]
Madsen, J. D., Abbott, C. F., Brown, R. L., Bruce, L.M., Byrd, J., Dibble, E. D., Ervin, G. N., Maddox, V. L., Shaw, D. R., & McBride, D. W. (2007). Research to Support Integrated Management Systems of Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive Species 2006 Annual Report. Mississippi State University: GeoResources Institute. [Document]
Ervin, G. N., Madsen, J. D., & Wersal, R. M. (2007). Invasive Species Fact Sheet: Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica Thunb.). Mississippi State University: GeoResources Institute.
Ervin, G. N., Madsen, J. D., & Marsico, T. (2007). Invasive Species Fact Sheet: Nepalese Browntop (Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus). Mississippi State University: GeoResources Institute.
Ervin, G. N., Madsen, J. D., & Wersal, R. M. (2007). Invasive Species Fact Sheet: Spiny Cocklebur (Xanthium spinosum L.). Mississippi State University: GeoResources Institute.
Ervin, G. N., Madsen, J. D., & Wersal, R. M. (2007). Invasive Species Fact Sheet: Nodding Plumeless Thistle (Carduus nutans L.). Mississippi State University: GeoResources Institute.
Ervin, G. N., Madsen, J. D., & Wersal, R. M. (2007). Invasive Species Fact Sheet: Shaggy-soldier (Hairy Galinsoga). (Galinsoga quadriradiata Cav.). Mississippi State University: GeoResources Institute.
Ervin, G. N., Madsen, J. D., & Wersal, R. M. (2007). Invasive Species Fact Sheet: Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima (P. Mill.) Swingle). Mississippi State University: GeoResources Institute.
Ervin, G. N., Madsen, J. D., & Wersal, R. M. (2007). Invasive Species Fact Sheet: Silktree (Albizia julibrissin Durazz.). Mississippi State University: GeoResources Institute.
Ervin, G. N., Madsen, J. D., & Wersal, R. M. (2007). Invasive Species Fact Sheet: Japanese Privet (Ligustrum japonicum Thunb.). Mississippi State University: GeoResources Institute.
Ervin, G. N., Madsen, J. D., & Wersal, R. M. (2007). Invasive Species Fact Sheet: Chinese Privet (Ligustrum sinese Lour.). Mississippi State University: GeoResources Institute.
Ervin, G. N., & Madsen, J. D. (2007). Invasive Species Fact Sheet: Giant Reed (Arundo donax L.). Mississippi State University: GeoResources Institute.
Madsen, J. D., Abbott, C. F., Brown, R. L., Bruce, L.M., Byrd, J., Dibble, E. D., Ervin, G. N., Fowler, J. E., Maddox, V. L., Shaw, D. R., & Westbrooks, R. (2006). Research to Support Integrated Management Systems of Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive Species. Mississippi State University: GeoResources Institute. [Document]
Herman, B. D., Madsen, J. D., & Ervin, G. N. (2006). Development of Coefficients of Conservatism for Wetland Vascular Flora of North and Central Mississippi. Mississippi State University, MS. 15. [Document]
Technical Report
Lazaro-Lobo, A., & Ervin, G. N. (2024). Landscape Context Influences Accuracy of Predicted Georeferenced Soil Data: Implications for Research. GRI Report. Mississippi State University: Geosystems Research Institute. [Abstract] [Document]
McAnally, W. H., Alarcon, V. J., Amburn, P., Baca, J. A., Ballweber, J. A., Cartwright, J. H., Ervin, G. N., Jackson, R. E., Martin, James L., Ortega-Achury, S. L., Ramirez-Avila, J. J., & Wilkerson, G. W. (2009). White Paper: Holistic Water Resources Management, A Professional Education Plan. Mississippi State University: Northern Gulf Institute. [Abstract] [Document]
McAnally, W. H., Diaz-Ramirez, J., Alarcon, V. J., Ervin, G. N., Wilkerson, W., Ramirez-Avila, J. J., & Ortega-Achury, S. L. (2009). Year-3 Annual Report: Watershed Modeling Improvements to Enhance Coastal Ecosystems. NOAA - Northern Gulf Institute, MSU, MS.
Professional Presentations
Lucardi, R. D., & Ervin, G. N. (2014). Invasion, Part Two: Patterns of Genetic Diversity Following Expansion in the Novel Range. Invasion Genetics: The Baker and Stebbins Legacy Symposium. Asilomar, CA.
Shoemaker, C. M., Kroger, R., & Ervin, G. N. (2014). Assessing the Relative Importance of Environmental Factors at Multiple Scales on Wetland Structure and Function in the Mississippi Delta. Southeastern Natural Resources Graduate Student Symposium. Mississippi State University.
Carter, C., Madsen, J. D., Turnage, G., & Ervin, G. N. (2013). Experimental Assessment of Butomus Umbellatus Growth along a Depth Gradient. Society of Wetland Scientists South Central Chapter annual conference. Mississippi State University.
Ervin, G. N., & Madsen, J. D. (2012). IPAMS Research Data: Investigating Responses of Invasive Plants to Landscape Features in the Mid-South. USGS Invasive Species Interest Group teleconference.
Ervin, G. N., & Hughes, S. (2012). Plant Species Distribution Modeling in the Blackland Prairie Region of Mississippi. Southeastern Prairie Symposium. Mississippi State University, MS.
Madsen, J. D., Maddox, V. L., Ervin, G. N., & Wersal, R. M. (2012). EDRR and the Invasive Plant Atlas of the MidSouth Project. Society for Range Management Symposium. Spokane, WA.
Lucardi, R., Ervin, G. N., Wallace, L., & Bryson, C. (2011). Population Genetic Analysis of Cogongrass (Imperata Cylindrica) in Mississippi and Alabama. Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council Conference, Lexington, KY.
Neal, D. M., Baldwin, B. S., & Ervin, G. N. (2011). Growth Responses and Biomass Allocation of Rivercane (Arundinaria Gigantea) Across a Gradient of Light Conditions. Association of Southeastern Biologists Conference, Asheville, NC.
Lambert, B., Ervin, G. N., & Brooks, C. (2011). Comparing Morphological Variation to Genetic Variation in an Invasive Herbivore, Cactoblastis Cactorum (Berg). Biology Undergraduate Research Program, Mississippi State University Department of Biological Sciences.
Lambert, B., Ervin, G. N., & Brooks, C. (2011). Comparing Morphological Variation to Genetic Variation in an Invasive Herbivore, Cactoblastis Cactorum (Berg). Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference, Auburn University, Auburn, AL.
Ervin, G. N. (2011). Combining Biological Databases and Predictive Modeling in Conservation Planning. Department of Biological Sciences, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR.
Marsico, T. D., Ervin, G. N., & Brooks, C. (2011). Putting Hypothesized Native-Range Phylogeographic Patterns of Cactoblastis Cactorum to the Test Using Genetic and Climatic Data. Fifth International Biogeography Society Meeting, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
Brooks, C., & Ervin, G. N. (2010). Genetic Diversity of Cactoblastis Cactorum in the Moth's Native Range and Implications for Future Spread. Entomological Society of America Annual Conference. San Diego, CA.
Ervin, G. N. (2010). Patrones En La Diversidad De Especies Exóticas Y Aplicaciones Para Programas De Monitoreo. 31st Congress of the Mexican Weed Science Association. Cancún, México.
Ervin, G. N. (2010). North Meets South Meets North Again: A Global Series of Species Introductions. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL..
Ervin, G. N. (2010). Ecological Genetics of the Cactus Moth Cactoblastis Cactorum at Home and Abroad. US Geological Survey National Biological Information Infrastructure Invasive Species Working Group teleconference.
Ervin, G. N. (2010). Anthropogenic Dispersal Corridors Override Large-Scale Natural Disturbance in Determining Distribution of a Widespread Invasive Grass (Imperata Cylindrica). Weeds Across Borders. National conservation Training Center, Shepherdstown, WV.
Lucardi, R. L., Bryson, C. T., Wallace, L. E., & Ervin, G. N. (2010). Assessing Genetic Diversity in a Model Invasive Species: Cogongrass (Imperata Cylindrica) in the Southeastern U.S. Southeastern Exotic Pest Plant Council - Southeastern Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration, International, Joint Conference. Chattanooga, TN.
Hughes, S. C., & Ervin, G. N. (2010). Construction of a GIS Predictor for Locating New Sites for Prairie Conservation Efforts in the Blackland Prairie Region of Mississippi. Southeastern Exotic Pest Plant Council - Southeastern Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration, International, Joint Conference. Chattanooga, TN.
Ervin, G. N. (2010). Getting the Jump on Invasives: Considerations During Habitat Management and Restoration. Southeastern Exotic Pest Plant Council - Southeastern Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration, International, Joint Conference. Chattanooga, TN.
Mills, M. C., Baldwin, B. S., & Ervin, G. N. (2010). Evaluating Physiological and Growth Responses of Arundinaria Gigantea to Inundation. SE-EEPC / SERI Joint Conference. Chattanooga, TN.
Jolley, R. L., Neal, D., Baldwin, B. S., & Ervin, G. N. (2010). Optimizing Rhizomal Propagation of Rivercane (Arundinaria Gigantea). SE-EEPC / SERI Joint Conference. Chattanooga, TN.
Woodard, A. M., Marsico, T. D., & Ervin, G. N. (2010). Evaluating Differential Defense Response In Two Native Cactus Species. Mississippi State University Biology Undergraduate Research Symposium. Mississippi State University.
Neal, D. M., Jolley, R. L., Baldwin, B. S., Ervin, G. N., Cirtain, M., Seymour, J., & Campbell, J. (2010). Maximizing Seed Germination Methods to Enhance Rivercane [Arundinaria Gigantea L. (Walter) Muhl] Seedling Production for Habitat Restoration Programs. Association of Southeastern Biologists Conference. Asheville, NC.
Mills, M. C., Baldwin, B. S., Jolley, R. L., Neal, D. M., & Ervin, G. N. (2010). Response of Rivercane (Arundinaria Gigantea) to Native and Exotic Grass Competition and Site Preparation Techniques for Canebrake Restoration. Association of Southeastern Biologists Conference. Asheville, NC.
Madsen, J. D., & Ervin, G. N. (2010). An Update on the Invasive Plant Atlas of the MidSouth Project. Invasive Species Working Group Teleconference. National Biological Information Infrastructure: Invasive Species Information Node. [Abstract]
Ervin, G. N. (2010). Invasive Species Research at Mississippi State University. Soil and Water Conservation Society, MSU Chapter. Mississippi State University.
Alarcon, V. J., McAnally, W. H., Ervin, G. N., & Brooks, C. (2010). Using MODIS Land-Use/Land-Cover Data and Hydrological Modeling for Estimating Nutrient Concentrations. 2010 International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications (ICCSA 2010), Kyushu Sangyo University. Fukuoka, Japan. [Document Site]
Marsico, T. D., Ervin, G. N., Brooks, C. P., Counterman, B. A., Wallace, L. E., & Welch, M. E. (2010). Using Next-Generation Sequencing Approaches to Investigate Reciprocal Recognition and Response in Plant-Herbivore Interactions. MidSouth Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Society, 7th annual conference. Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR.
Ervin, G. N., Marsico, T. D., & Brooks, C. P. (2009). Reassessing Expectations for Cactoblastis Cactorum (Berg) Spread in North America. Research Collaboration Workshop. USDA ARS Crop Protection and Management Research Laboratory, Tifton, GA.
Marsico, T. D., & Ervin, G. N. (2009). Chew 'Em up and Spit 'Em Out: Prickly Pear Defenses Elicited from Native but Not Invasive Moths. Research Collaboration Workshop. USDA ARS Crop Protection and Management Research Laboratory, Tifton, GA.
Ervin, G. N., Brooks, C. P., & Alarcon, V. J. (2009). Exploring Biologically Relevant Buffer Zones for Aquatic and Wetland Ecosystems in Northern Mississippi. Mississippi Water Resources Conference. Tunica, MS.
Madsen, J. D., Brown, R. L., Ervin, G. N., Maddox, V. L., & Abbott, C. F. (2009). Update on the GRI Cactus Moth Detection Network. Invasive Species Working Group. Teleconference: National Biological Information Infrastructure, Invasive Species Information Node. [Abstract]
Abbott, C. F., Maddox, V. L., Ervin, G. N., & Madsen, J. D. (2008). Invasive Plant Atlas of the MidSouth (IPAMS). 35th Natural Areas Conference/National Association of Exotic Pest Plant Councils. Nashville, TN.
Maddox, V. L., Madsen, J. D., Abbott, C. F., & Ervin, G. N. (2008). The Invasive Plant Atlas of the MidSouth. 35th Natural Areas Conference/National Association of Exotic Pest Plant Councils - Poster Presentation. Nashville, TN.
Ervin, G. N. (2008). Applied Landscape Ecology within an Integrated Weed Management Framework. Department of Plant and Soil Sciences. Mississippi State University.
Ervin, G. N. (2008). Modeling Spread of an Invasive Plant Species - An Effort at Collaboration between Math and Biology. Mathematical Applications in Ecology and Evolution Workshop. Center for Computational Sciences, Mississippi State University.
Ervin, G. N., & Brooks, C. P. (2008). Studying the Invasive Cactus Moth, Cactoblastis Cactorum (Berg), in Its Native Range. Lepidopterists’ Society 59th Annual Meeting. Mississippi State University.
Abbott, C. F., Maddox, V. L., Ervin, G. N., & Madsen, J. D. (2008). The Invasive Plant Atlas of the MidSouth. Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council Conference. Biloxi, MS. [Document]
Prince Czarnecki, J. M., Shaw, D. R., Harvill, J. L., Byrd, J. D., Holly, D. C., Ervin, G. N., Grado, S. C., & Madsen, J. D. (2008). GIS-based Modeling for Prediction of Invasive Weeds. Weed Science Society of America Abstracts. Chicago, IL.
Madsen, J. D., & Ervin, G. N. (2008). Integrating Effects of Land Use Change on Invasive Plant Species Distribution into an Invasive Plant Atlas for the Mid-south (IPAMS). NBII Invasive Species Working Group (April 28, 2008).
Ervin, G. N. (2007). Prickly Pear Cactus Modelling Efforts. Interagency Cactus Moth Detection and Monitoring Network Meeting Mississippi State University (04 December 2007).
Ervin, G. N., & Brooks, C. (2007). Ecosystem Response Models. Mobile Bay Collaboration Network Workshop, Dauphin Island Sea Lab. Mobile, AL.
Ervin, G. N. (2007). Habitat Models as Tools for Invasive Plant Monitoring and Management. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi (12 October 2007).
Tietjen, T. E., & Ervin, G. N. (2007). Stream Restoration in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley: Streamflow Augmentation to Improve Water Quality in the Sunflower River, Mississippi, USA. Ecological Society of America/Society for Ecological Restoration International Conference (August 5-10, 2007). San Jose, CA.
Ervin, G. N. (2007). A Multi-scale Examination of the State of Our Understanding in Hydrophyte Ecology. 30th Congress of the International Association of Theoretical and Applied Limnology (12-18 August 2007). Montreal, Canada.
Ervin, G. N. (2007). Developing an Invasive Plant List for Mississippi. MS Exotic Pest Plant Council, May 2007.
Madsen, J. D., Ervin, G. N., Maddox, V. L., Byrd, J., Westbrooks, R., & Mehrhoff, L. J. (2007). Integrating Effects of Land Use Change on Invasive Plant Species Distribution into an Invasive Plant Atlas for the Mid-South (IPAMS). MS Exotic Pest Plant Council.
Ervin, G. N. (2007). Modeling Invasive Species Distribution and Spread. Digital Biology Learning Community, Mississippi State University (April 2007).
Holly, D. C., & Ervin, G. N. (2007). Relative Importance of Propagule Pressure, Light Availability, and Nutrient Concentration upon the Establishment and Physiology of a Model Invasive Species, Imperata Cylindrica. Graduate Student Research Symposium, Mississippi State University, Starkville MS (March 30, 2007).
Holly, D. C., & Ervin, G. N. (2007). Invasive Species and Their Impacts upon Decomposition Dynamics: Insights from Imperata Cylindrica. Graduate Student Research Symposium, Mississippi State University, Starkville MS (March 30, 2007).
Ervin, G. N. (2006). Habitat Modeling for Invasive Species in Mississippi and the Mid-South. MS Exotic Pest Plant Council. Jackson, MS.
Ervin, G. N. (2006). Managing Invasive Species in the Face of Natural Disaster: Obstacles and Opportunities. MS Exotic Pest Plant Council. Jackson, MS.
Ervin, G. N. (2006). Using Invasive Plants as Ecological Indicators in Freshwater Wetlands. Interdisciplinary Working Group on Water Resources, University of Mississippi.
Majure, L. C., Ervin, G. N., Madsen, J. D., Westbrooks, R., Simpson, A., & Sellers, E. (2006). Assessing Habitat Requirements for Host Plants (Opuntia Spp.) of Cactoblastis Cactorum Berg. in the Southeastern United States. Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.
Ervin, G. N. (2006). Temporal Scaling of the Native-exotic Species Relationship Mediated by Microhabitat Features and Heterogeneity. Association of Southeastern Biologists (March 2006). Gatlinburg, TN.
Holly, D. C., & Ervin, G. N. (2006). Characterization and Quantitative Assessment of a Potential Rhizome-mediated Root Disturbance Mechanism in Cogongrass (Imperata Cylindrica (L.) Beauv.). Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.
Majure, L. C., Ervin, G. N., Madsen, J. D., Westbrooks, R., Simpson, A., & Sellers, E. (2006). Assessing Habitat Requirements for Host Plants (Opuntia Spp.) of Cactoblastis Cactorum Berg. in the Southeastern United States. Graduate Student Research Symposium, MSU.
Madsen, J. D., Ervin, G. N., Westbrooks, R., Floyd, J. P., Simpson, A., & Sellers, E. (2006). The National Cactus Moth Detection Network and Database. Ecological Society of America International Meeting. Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.
Majure, L. C., Ervin, G. N., Madsen, J. D., Westbrooks, R., Simpson, A., & Sellers, E. (2006). Assessing Habitat Requirements for Host Plants (Opuntia Spp.) of Cactoblastis Cactorum in the Southeastern United States. Ecological Society of America International Meeting. Merida, Mexico.
Awards and Recognitions
Ervin, G. N. (2013). MSU Alumni Association Outstanding Graduate Student Mentor Award. Mississippi State University.
Ervin, G. N. (2011). College of Arts and Sciences Oldham Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award. Mississippi State University.
Ervin, G. N. (2009). Doug Wilcox Award for Outstanding Associate Editor for the Journal Wetlands. Society of Wetland Scientists International Conference, Madison, WI.
Ervin, G. N. (2009). College of Arts &Amp; Sciences Faculty Research Award. Mississippi State University.
Ervin, G. N. (2007). Beverly B. and Gordon W. Gulmon Dean's Eminent Scholar. MSU College of Arts & Sciences.
Ervin, G. N. (2007). GeoResources Institute Academic Professor of the Year. Mississippi State University.