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Publications

Survey Information

Connecticut River Middle and Upper Sections: East Haddam, CT to Agawam, MA | Invasive Aquatic Vegetation Survey, Hydrilla Overwintering and Spread Management Options 2021. Gregory J. Bugbee and Summer E. Stebbins.

Connecticut River Gateway Conservation Zone Invasive Aquatic Vegetation Survey, Aquatic Plant Management Options 2019. Gregory J. Bugbee and Summer E. Stebbins.

Aquatic Plants Among the Most Destructive Invasives 2005. Robert S. Capers, Roslyn Selsky, Gregory J. Bugbee, Jason C. White. (Frontiers of Plant Science).

Using GIS to Map Invasive Aquatic Plants in Connecticut Lakes Roslyn Selsky, Gregory J. Bugbee, Jason C. White. (ESRI Conference Proceedings 2006).

The Aquarium Trade: A potential risk for nonnative plant introductions in Connecticut, USA. 2012. Lake and Reservoir Management. Mark June-Wells, Charles R. Vossbrinck, Jordan Gibbons, Gregory Bugbee.

Plant Identification

Connecticut's Invasive Aquatic Plant, Clam, and Mussel Identification Guide: 4th Edition. 2023. Gregory J. Bugbee, Summer E. Stebbins, Martha E. Barton, and Jordan A. G. Wostbrock.

3rd Edition 2018. Gregory J. Bugbee, Martha E. Barton, Jordan A. Gibbons, and Summer E. Stebbins.
2nd Edition. 2013. Gregory J. Bugbee, Martha E. Barton, and Jordan A. Gibbons.
1st Edition. 2010. Gregory J. Bugbee and Martha E. Balfour.
A Guide to Invasive Aquatic Plants of Connecticut 2005. Robert S. Capers, Gregory J. Bugbee, Roslyn Selsky, and Jason C. White.

Evidence for a genetically distinct strain of introduced Hydrilla verticillata (Hydrocharitaceae) in North America. 2020. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management. Nicholas Tippery, Gregory Bugbee, and Summer Stebbins.

Molecular markers reconstruct the invasion history of variable leaf watermilfoil (Myriophyllum heterophyllum) and distinguish it from closely related species. 2010. Biological Invasions. Ryan A. Thum, Matthew P. Zuellig, Robert L. Johnson, Michael L. Moody, Charles Vossbrinck.

Community Structure

The relative importance of local conditions and regional processes in structuring aquatic plant communities. 2009. Freshwater Biology. Robert Capers, Roslyn Selsky and Gregory Bugbee.

Species Richness of Both Native and Invasive Aquatic Plants Influenced by Environmental Conditions and Human Activity. 2009. Botany. Robert Capers, Roslyn Selsky, Gregory Bugbee, and Jason White.

Aquatic Plant Community Invasibility and Scale-Dependent Patterns in Native, Invasive Species Richness. 2007. Ecology. Robert Capers, Roslyn Selsky, Gregory Bugbee, and Jason White.

Control Studies

Efficacy of diquat treatments on Brazilian waterweed, effects on native macrophytes and water quality: A case study. 2020. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management. Gregory Bugbee, Christina Robb, and Summer Stebbins.

Efficacy of single and consecutive early-season diquat treatments on curlyleaf pondweed and associated aquatic macrophytes: A case study. 2015. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management. Gregory Bugbee, Jordan Gibbons, and Mark June-Wells.

Persistence and movement of diquat and the effectiveness of limnobarriers after curlyleaf pondweed treatment in Crystal Lake, Connecticut. 2014. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management. Christina Robb, Brian Eitzer, Jordan Gibbons, Mark June-Wells, and Gregory Bugbee.

Control of Potamogeton crispus and Myriophyllum spicatum in Crystal Lake, Middletown, CT. 2009. Gregory Bugbee.

Control of Variable Watermilfoil in Bashan Lake, CT with 2,4-D: Monitoring of Lake and Well Water. 2003. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management. Gregory J. Bugbee, Jason C. White, and Walter J. Krol.

Control of Milfoil in Bashan Lake. 2006. Gregory J. Bugbee, Roslyn Selsky, and Jason C. White.

Control of Milfoil in Bashan Lake. 2003. Gregory J. Bugbee and Jason C. White.

Control of Milfoil in Bashan Lake. 2001. Gregory J. Bugbee and Jason C. White.

Control of Aquatic Weeds in Lake Quonnipaug. 2003. Gregory J. Bugbee and Jason C. White.

Control of Cabomba, Eurasian Watermilfoil and Water Lily in Lake Quonnipaug with Herbicides and Hydroraking. 2002. Gregory J. Bugbee and Jason C. White.

Control of Cabomba and Eurasian Watermilfoil in Lake Quonnipaug with Fluridone and 2,4-D. 2001. Gregory J. Bugbee and Jason C. White.

A Diagnostic Feasibility Study of Moodus Reservoir, East Haddam, CT: Water Chemistry, Aquatic Vegetation Survey and Management Options. 2002. Gregory J. Bugbee and Jason C. White.