URL: http://www.issg.org/database and http://www.invasivespecies.net/database
Host/Originating
Country: Invasive
Species Specialist Group (ISSG) / New
Zealand; National Biological Information
Infrastructure (NBII) / USA.
Language: English
Description: Provides global information on
alien invasive species to agencies, resource managers, decision-makers, and
interested individuals. Information is supplied by expert contributors from
around the world and includes all types of species. Data includes species
ecology, distribution (native and alien ranges), impacts, general and management
references, links, and expert contacts.
URL:
http://www.issg.org/database/species/search.asp?st=100ss&fr=1&sts=
Host/Originating
Country: Invasive
Species Specialist Group (ISSG) / New
Zealand; National Biological Information
Infrastructure (NBII) / USA.
Language: English
Description: Species listing of information
about 100 of the world’s worst invasive alien species.
URL:
http://www.hear.org/gcw/alpha_select_gcw.htm
Host/Originating
Country:
U.S. Geological Survey, Hawaiian
Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR) / USA.
Language: English
Description: Reviews the information in the
publication entitled "A Global Compendium of Weeds" by Rod Randall (Department
of Agriculture of Western
Australia [AgWest]). Contains references to
approximately 20,000 taxa of plants, citing information about "weedy"
characteristics of each.
URL: http://w3.to/weeds (NOTE: non-functioning
URL).
Host/Originating
Country:
Oxford Forestry Institute, Oxford
University,
UK.
Language: English
Description: Displays information on more than
2400 weed species around the world, including non-native species, ranked
according to the severity of infestation. Users can view data by country, plant,
genus, or family.
URL:
http://i3n.iabin.net/index.html
Host/Originating
Country: National
Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII),
USA.
Language: English
Description: A regional network of invasive
species knowledge bases, providing direct access to national knowledge bases
throughout the Americas. Includes a data search capability
across all contributing countries, list of country catalogs, value-added
products, fact sheets, and presentations.
i. I3N- Project - Argentina
(InBiAr)
URL:
http://www.uns.edu.ar/inbiar/database.asp
and http://i3n.iabin.net/participants/argentina.html
Host/Originating
Country: Base de Datos sobre Invasiones
Biologicas en Argentina (InBiAr) / Argentina.
Language: Spanish
Description: invasive species database.
ii. I3N-Bahamas
URL:
http://i3n.iabin.net/participants/bahamas.html
Description: Includes invasive species lists
for all species, plants and animals, and a Pest List of
Ministry.
iii. I3N-Brazil (CRIA)
URL:
http://i3n.cria.org.br/ and http://i3n.iabin.net/participants/brazil.html
Host/Originating
Country: Rede de
Informacao sobre Especies Invasoras / Brazil.
Language:
Portuguese, English
Description: Catalog of researchers, projects
information sources and a list of invasive species.
iv. I3N-Chile
URL:
http://i3n.iabin.net/participants/chile.html
v. I3N-Columbia
URL: http://www.siac.net.co/sib_descargas.php
and http://i3n.iabin.net/participants/colombia.html
Host/Originating
Country: Sistema
de Informacion sobre Biodiversidad de Colombia / Colombia.
Language:
Spanish, English
vi. I3N-Costa
Rica
URL: http://i3n.iabin.net/participants/costarica.html
Language:
English
vii. I3N-Dominican
Republic
URL: http://www.medioambiente.gov.do/inbidom/
and http://i3n.iabin.net/participants/dominicanrep.html
Description: XML files for each of 19
organizations (each containing projects, datasets, experts, and lists of species
for that organization); I3N Cataloguer with species, experts, projects, data
sets; metadata on species and projects associated with experts, a list of
species, a list of institutions, photos and details about 4 invasive species and
a questionnaire.
viii.
I3N-Ecuador
URL:
http://i3n.iabin.net/participants/ecuador.html
Language: English
Description: Lists of research organizations
and associated xml pages. I3N catalogs include
species metadata.
ix. I3N-El Salvador
URL:
http://i3n.iabin.net/participants/elsalvador.html
Description: 5 fact sheets on invertebrate
species, and 2 fact sheets on plant species.
x. I3N-Guatemala
URL: http://www.geocities.com/otecbio_especies/
and http://i3n.iabin.net/participants/guatemala.html
Host/Originating
Country: Oficina
Tecnica de Biodiversidad / Guatemala.
Language: Spanish,
English
Description: Lists of invasive species,
experts, projects, databases, a photographic gallery, information on Verticillata hydrilla. I3N catalogs include the I3N-Guatemala catalog of
information on invasive species research and activities in
Guatemala.
xi. I3N-Jamaica (I3N-JA)
URL:
http://www.jamaicachm.org.jm/Invasive_Species.asp
and http://i3n.iabin.net/participants/jamaica.html
Host/Originating
Country:
Jamaica Clearing House
Mechanism (CHM), Natural History Division of the
Institute of
Jamaica,
Jamaica.
Language: English, Spanish,
Portuguese
Description: Animal and plant
species taxonomic information, resource persons catalogue, bibliographic and
research listings for Jamaica IAS.
xii. I3N-Mexico
URL: http://www.conabio.gob.mx/conocimiento/info_especies/especies_invasoras/doctos/especiesinvasoras.html
and http://i3n.iabin.net/participants/mexico.html
Host/Originating
Country: Conabio /
Mexico.
Language: Spanish,
English
Description: Describes invasive
species information system developments in
Mexico, including the
Biotica database # in this list,
and the National System of Information on Biodiversidad (SNIB) as containing IAS
information. I3N catalogs include species information, experts, projects and
data sets.
Xiii. I3N-Paraguay
URL:
http://www.i3n.org.py/ and http://i3n.iabin.net/participants/paraguay.html
Host/Originating
Country: Paraguay
Language:
Spanish
and English
Description:
Online
database of invasive species profiles, occurrence data, research, and related
contacts in Paraguay.
xiv. I3N-Peru
URL:
http://i3n.iabin.net/participants/peru.html
xv. I3N-Uruguay
URL: http://i3n.iabin.net/participants/uruguay.html
xvi. I3N-USA
URL:
http://i3n.iabin.net/participants/usa.html
Description: List of invasive
species of concern of the NBII Invasive Species Information Node (clicking on
the species name brings up a page, created from the XML, with the actual content of all the
links): http://pick1.pick.uga.edu/cgi-bin/20q?act=x_checklist&path=INVASIVES
and a Partial Species List with ITIS links.
URL:
http://www.natureserve.org/infonatura/
Host/Originating
Country:
Language: English
Description: Information on bird, mammal and
amphibian species of Latin
America,
including invasive species. Includes amphibian data for
Mexico and Central
America,
bird and mammal range maps, photos, global conservation status, habitat
description, distribution, population status, references, and
maps.
URL:
http://www.zin.ru/rbic/
Host/Originating Country:
Zoological
Institute RAS / Russia
Language: English
Description: Web portal providing access to the
global, regional and national internet resources on biological invasions. RBIC
Information System is serving as a Regional Clearinghouse on invasive alien
species and information hub of the Global Invasive Species Informational
Network. Databases included in the RBIC are:
i.
Aquatic Invasive Species of
Europe - http://www.zin.ru/projects/invasions/gaas/AA_IDB.HTM
ii.
GIS Invader -
http://www.zin.ru/rbic/projects/invader/default.asp
iii.
Alien Species of the
Baltic
Sea (#13 in
this document)
iv.
European Research Network on Aquatic
Invasive Species (ERNAIS) - http://www.zin.ru/rbic/projects/ernais/default.asp
v.
Alien Species of North-West
Russia information system (under
development)
URL:
http://www.nobanis.org/Search.asp
Host/Originating
Country: Danish Forest and Nature Agency /
Denmark.
Language: English
Description: The NOBANIS is a gateway to
databases on invasive species in the Nordic and Baltic region and houses the
NOBANIS database, which provides access to invasive species information for the
region. Each species profile contains distribution maps, common names,
scientific names and synonyms, habitat information, and indications of biostatus
or invasiveness.
URL:
http://eelis.ic.envir.ee/voorliigid/
Host/Originating Country:
Estonia.
Language: Estonian,
English.
Description: Provides access to PDF lists of
aquatic invaders, introduced mammals, birds, terrestrial invertebrates and
plants.
URL:
http://www.sea.ee/Sektorid/merebioloogia/eesti/Marine_Alien_Species_of_Estonia.htm
Host/Originating
Country: Estonian
Marine Institute, University of Tartu Tallinn /
Estonia.
Language: Estonian,
English
Description: Provides information on invasive
alien species of plankton, benthic invertebrates and fishes. Each species
profile includes scientific names, common names, digital images,
identification/descriptive information, natural distribution, first Estonian
introduction record, invasion history in the baltic sea, distribution and
population dynamics in Estonian waters, distribution maps, ecological and
economical impact, contacts for more information, and
references.
URL:
http://www.skovognatur.dk/Emne/Naturbeskyttelse/invasivearter/
Host/Originating
Country:
Danish Forest and Nature Agency /
Denmark
Language: Danish,
English
Description: Includes lists of invasive plant
and animal species in Denmark and related information. Each
species profile includes digital images and descriptive
information.
URL:
http://www.ku.lt/nemo/
Host/Originating Country:
Coastal Research
and Planning Institute, Klaipeda
University,
Lithuania.
Language: English
Description: Interactive tool, including
DATABASE SEARCH, BALTIC SUB-REGIONS and SPECIES DIRECTORY. The information
comprised in the Database comes from: a) members of the Baltic Marine Biologists
Working Group on Non-indigenous Estuarine and Marine Organisms and other
researchers involved in invasive biology studies; b) published papers,
environmental reports, “grey literature”, Internet sites; c) a Database
Questionnaire (under construction).
URL:
http://www.iop.krakow.pl/ias/
Host/Originating
Country:
Poland
Language: Polish,
English
Description: A database of 403 alien species of
plants, animals and fungi, describing pathways, place and time of introduction
to Poland, current distribution, population
trends and impact upon native species, habitats and ecosystems. For some
species, there are also suggested methods of control.
URL:
http://www.ymparisto.fi/default.asp?node=8344&lan=en
Host/Originating
Country: Finnish
Environment Institute (SYKE) / Finland.
Language: Finnish, Swedish,
English
Description: Biodiversity clearing-house
mechanism of the CBD. Currently links to Baltic Sea Alien Species database,
Nordic Network on Introduced Species (NNIS), Regional Biological Invasions
Center (RBIC) and contains an RTF article by Petri Nummi on Alien Species in
Finland.
URL:
http://www.svenskamiljonatet.se/miljonat/english/katalog/
Host/Originating
Country: Swedish
EnviroNet Environment Catalog – Environmental Threats /
Sweden.
Language: Swedish,
English
Description: Catalog of environmental
information (literature, research) and data for
Sweden, including a section on
introduction and spread of alien organisms under the ‘Environmental Threats’
category.
URL: http://www.frammandearter.se/
Host/Originating
Country: /
Sweden.
Language: Swedish,
English
Description: A compilation of current knowledge
on alien species in Swedish seas and archipelago areas, including the
Skagerrak/Kattegat and the Baltic Sea. Includes lists of phytoplankton
and microalgae, seaweeds, vascular plants, molluscs, crabs, crustaceans, worms
and other invertebrates, fish, and mammals. Some species names in the list are
linked to PDF fact sheets that contain digital images, common names (including
in other languages, scientific name, size and appearance description, similar
species or lookalikes, geographical origin, first observation in Swedish waters,
occurrence in Swedish seas and coastal areas, occurrence in other sea areas,
probable means of introduction, habitats, ecological and other effects,
additional information and references.
URL:
http://www.ufz.de/biolflor/index.jsp
Host/Originating
Country: Centre for
Environmental Research (UFZ), The German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
(BFN) / Germany.
Language: German,
English
Description: information system on vascular
plants of Germany, including biological and
ecological traits of alien plant species.
URL:
http://www.neophyten.de/
Host/Originating
Country: The German
Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BFN) /
Germany.
Language: German
Description: Fact sheets on invasive alien
plant species in Germany, including legal framework,
ecology, impacts and control measures.
URL: http://www.floraweb.de/
Host/Originating
Country: German
Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) /
Germany.
Language: German
Description: National information system on
biology, distribution, and threat of all wild growing vascular plants of
Germany, including alien plant
species.
URL: http://ias.biodiversity.be/ias/
Host/Originating
Country: Belgian
Biodiversity Platform, Belgian Clearing-House Mechanism /
Belgium
Language: English, French, Dutch,
German
Description: List of IAS that live in
Belgium and that are known to have a
detrimental impact on the environment. Includes species of terrestrial plants,
molluscs, crustraceans, insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
Species names link users to fact sheets/profiles containing taxonomic
information (including common name in English, French, Dutch and German),
photographic images, a description of origin and distribution (including map of
belgium with location points of feral populations), ecology and life history
traits (habit preferences, life cycle, dispersion capacity, competition &
predation, defense mechanisms), detrimental effects, population control,
references, internet links, and contact email for those responsible for
preparing the fact sheet/species profile.
URL:
http://www.biodat.ru/db/intro/plant_e.htm
Host/Originating
Country: Global
Environment Facility, Quarantine Institute of the Russian Ministry of
Agriculture, Institute of geography of the
Russian Academy of Sciences /
Russia.
Language: Russian,
English
Description: Two databases (one of 1119
introduced plant records, and the other of 3250 introduced animal records)
searchable by latin name, russian name, order, family, country of origin, and
region of introduction. Information provided for species includes latin name,
russian name, kingdom, order, family, point of exportation, country of
exportation, region of exportation, manner of encroachment, detection point,
area of introduction, country of introduction, region of introduction, biotype
of introduction, year of introduction, population, dispersal dynamics, type of
introduction, purpose of introduction, target organism, enemies and competitors,
introduction results, economic importance, information source, year and
scientific institution.
URL:
http://138.253.199.114/IAAP%20Web/IAAPwebsite/index.asp
Host/Originating Country:
Applied Vegetation
Dynamics Laboratory, University of Liverpool /
UK.
Language: English
Description: Information on all Alien or
Non-native organisms that are invasive in the
UK providing information regarding
problem species, management strategies and control techniques. Includes all
taxonomic groups of multicellular organisms, classified as plants or animals,
and aquatic (freshwater) or terrestrial. Marine species are included in a fifth
section which includes; algae, higher plants and animals. Each species profile
contains information on control methods, impacts, ecology, references, taxonomy,
contacts, case histories, and fact sheets.
URL:
http://www.jncc.gov.uk/marine/non_native/
Host/Originating
Country: Joint
Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) /
UK.
Language: English
Description: An online listing of
marine flora and fauna information sheets describing non-native marine
invertebrates, algae, and plants in the
United
Kingdom.
URL:
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/life/other-invertebrates/chinese-mitten-crabs/chinese-mitten-crabs.html
Host/Originating
Country: The
Natural History Museum /
UK
Language: English
Description: A web site profiling the Chinese
Mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) with
information on its identification, classification, life history, distribution
and associated environmental problems.
URL: http://www.brc.ac.uk/
Host/Originating
Country:
Language: English
Description: National custodian of wildlife
distribution data for the British
Isles.
Provides species distribution information, including introduced crayfish and
other marine invasive species.
URL: http://www.eppo.org/QUARANTINE/Alert_List/alert_list.htm
Host/Originating
Country: European
and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) /
France.
Language: English
Description: Information on pests selected
because they may present a phytosanitary risk for the EPPO region. Includes
reports on pests that are new to science, new outbreaks, reports of spread, etc.
URL:
http://www.ame-lr.org/plantesenvahissantes/
Host/Originating
Country: Agence
Méditerranéenne de l'Environnement / France.
Language: French
Description: Linked list of 15 plant species
providing information on description, reproduction biology, history, habitat,
impacts, control, culture, and mapped
distributions/observations.
URL: http://www.ciesm.org/online/atlas/index.htm
Host/Originating
Country: International Commission for the Scientific Exploration of the
Mediterranean Sea (CIESM) / Monaco.
Language: English
Description: Provides a comprehensive, group by
group, survey of recent marine 'immigrants' in the Mediterranean, which is undergoing drastic and
rapid changes to its biota. Includes crustacean decapods and stomatopods,
fishes, and molluscs.
URL:
http://www.com.univ-mrs.fr/basecaul/
Host/Originating
Country:
Center of Oceanology of
Marseilles /
France.
Language: French.
Description: Provides a bibliography of
publications on Caulerpa taxifolia in the Mediterranean.
URL:
http://www.isima.fr/ecosim/ct.html
Host/Originating
Country: Institut
Supérieur d'Informatique de Modélisation et de leurs Applications (ISIMA) /
France.
Language: English
Description: Provides images showing the
different stages for the simulation of Caulerpa taxifolia evolution in the north
Mediterranean
sea. Part
of the Caulerpa modeling & simulation program.
URL:
http://www.caspianenvironment.org/biodb/eng/main.htm
Host/Originating
Country: Caspian
Environment Programme / Caspian Sea nations
Language: English, Russian (Common names
also in Kazakh, Turkmenian, Azerbaijani)
Description: Information about aquatic alien
invasive species in the Caspian Sea including taxonomic description (phylum,
class, order, family, genus, synonyms), common names, photographic images or
diagrams, description and map of distribution of species within the Caspian Sea
(includes status as per International/National Red Data Books, references for
the first record for the Caspian Sea and for the redescription of the species),
general characteristics of the species, relation to abiotic environmental
factors, feeding, reproduction, life history and development, interspecific
relations, impacts, references, and name/affiliation of the record
creator.
URL: http://www.latvijasdaba.lv/
Host/Originating
Country:
Latvia
Language: Latvian,
English
Description: Online Nature Encyclopedia
(database) 5217 flora and fauna
species of Latvia region including alien species.
Species records are grouped into plants, mushrooms or fungi, extinct devonian
fauna, molluscs, insects, butterflies, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and
mammals. Each species profile contains common names, scientific names,
illustrations, and descriptive information.
URL: http://www.ku.lt/lisd/
Host/Originating
Country:
Lithuania
Language: Lithuanian,
English
Description: Online database containing an
invasive species inventory, listed alphabetically by scientific name, and
including taxon, date first recorded, country of origin, and linked references.
The user can narrow the list down by selecting terrestrial groupings of fungi,
plants, and animals; inland waters groupings of plants and animals; and coastal
waters groupings of plants and animals. The Web site also provides access to
information and other resources related to the project including the project
team members, Lithuanian legislative and administrative acts related to
biological invasions, and a bibliography.
URL: http://monkey.ioz.ac.cn/bwg-cciced/english/cesis/invasive.htm
Host/Originating
Country: Zoological
Division of Chinese Biodiversity Information Center /
China
Language: English,
Chinese
Description: Brief description of criteria for
defining invasive alien species and a partial list of invasive species in china
including mammals, birds, fishes, crustaceans, mollusks, insects, nematodes,
fungi, wildlife disease, plants). Host Web
site also provides information on biodiversity in China including the following
databases/lists: Taxonomic codes of Chinese fauna – Vertebrates, Species
Inventory Database of Chinese Animals, Endangered and Protected Species Database
of Chinese Animals, Catalogue Database of Chinese Biodiversity Reference,
Database of Expert on Biodiversity Study in China, Database of Medicinal Animal
in China, Chinese Biodiversity Bibliography Database, Chinese Biodiversity
Database Index, Fauna Sinica, and Zoological Journals Published in
China.
URL:
http://www.chinabiodiversity.com/shwdyx/ruq/ruq-index-en.htm
Host/Originating
Country: XIE Yan,
Institute of Zoology,
Chinese Academy of Sciences /
China
Language: Chinese,
English
Description: Contains information and images of
IAS in China as well as published articles and
information on control strategies, mechanisms of introduction, human dimensions
and IUCN Guidelines.
URL: http://www.bioinvasion.org.cn:9090/xu716/index.jsp
Host/Originating
Country:
College of Biological Science,
Beijing Normal University
Institute of Animal and Plant Quarantine, General
Administration of Quality Supervision,
Inspection and Quarantine of the
People's Republic of China (AQSIQ) /
China.
Language: Chinese,
English
Description: Includes a database, species
alerts, related literature, control methods, and
regulations.
URL: http://weeds.njau.edu.cn/exowort/exoweeds.htm
Host/Originating
Country:
Nanjing Agricultural University /
China
Language: Chinese
Description: Information on invasive flora in
China including investigations of
invasions, regulations, and species lists.
URL: http://apasd-niaes.dc.affrc.go.jp/src0_us/primary_reference1.php
Host/Originating
Country: APASD
Secretariat / Japan
Language: English
Description: Information on various invasive
alien species (IAS) in Asia-Pacific countries and regions - searchable by
organism group, country or region, year of invasion or detection. Database
includes IAS groupings of plants, insects, nematodes, mammals, other animals,
fungi, bacteria, viruses, and others. IAS information for 37 countries and
regions currently listed. Data includes taxonomic name, English common name,
year of invasion or detection, native region, situation of establishment,
expansion of distribution area, environmental impact, economic damage,
reproduction, growth, countermeasures, and writer's details. Users can retrieve
information on similar species, host species, reference, habitat; and photos of
IAS, similar species, and damage caused by IAS. Information can be compared
among countries and regions.
URL: http://invasive.m-fuukei.jp/
Host/Originating
Country: YOSHIOKA
Toshiya, Greenery Technology and Landscape Planning /
Japan
Language: English
Description: This list is
assembled landscaping plants that are mentioned escaping from nurseries, farms,
flower beds, etc. or invading into natural/semi-natural area as secondary
forests, natural forests.
URL: http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/biglist.html
Host/Originating Host/Originating
Country: The Nature
Conservancy / USA.
Language: English
Description: A compilation of records
relating to plants as weeds anywhere in the world. The list can be downloaded in
Microsoft Word format, or browsed online alphabetically by scientific
name.
URL:
http://search.weeds.org.au/
Host/Originating
Country: National
Weeds Strategy Executive Committee / Australia
Language: English
Description: Search engine provides searchable
access to weed-related web addresses, weed people, products, resources, current
issues, weed management, training and materials, weed identification and a
noxious weeds list. Assists in finding web based weed related information that
is on Australian government and major community organization web sites.
Information about weed species includes scientific name, other scientific names
and declarations, preferred common name, other common names and a categorical
description for its status in each Australian State where it is known to
occur.
URL:
http://www.weeds.crc.org.au/projects/project_1_2_1.html
Host/Originating Country:
Cooperative Research Center for Weed Management /
Australia.
Language: English
Description: Documents all introduced
plants in Australia plus those potentially invasive
species found in neighboring countries, allowing the calculation of the
probability of certain plant species or groups becoming weeds. The aim of this
project is to record all exotic species present in
Australia and nearby countries, and use this
information to calculate the probability of certain plant species or groups
becoming weeds.
URL:
http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/pls/portal30/docs/FOLDER/IKMP/PW/WEED/WEEDWATCHER.HTM
Host/Originating
Country: Department
of Agriculture / Australia.
Language: English
Description: A web-based interface for finding
or reporting weed infestations from a map displayed on your computer screen.
Currently over 50 environmentally and agriculturally significant weeds can be
mapped across the SW of the state of Western
Australia.
URL:
http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/
Host/Originating
Country:
Royal Botanic
Gardens, Sydney /
Australia.
Language: English
Description: Search for information on New
South Wales plant names, their distribution and their conservation status,
accessing the following databases:- Freshwater
Algae, Casuarinaceae
nomenclature and distribution, the Type Specimen
Catalogue of the National Herbarium of New South Wales, the NSWplants
(by NSW coastal region) system, a WeedAlert
(by NSW coastal region) system (not public), a http://plantnet.rbgsyd.gov.au/PlantNet/PlantsRisk/plantsrisk.htm
(by NSW coastal region) system, and WattleWeb
(searchable database of Wattles of New South Wales).
URL:
http://crimp.marine.csiro.au/nimpis/
Host/Originating
Country: Centre for
Research on Introduced Marine Pests (CRIMP), and CSIRO Marine Research,
Hobart, Australia.
Language: English
Description: Information on biology,
ecology and distribution of introduced marine invertebrates, algae, plants and
fishes in Australia, including potential control
options for those designated as pests. Also contains information for those
species that are considered to be likely future introductions ('next
pests').
URL:
http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/hab/broc/marineinvader/index.html
Host/Originating
Country:
Western
Australia Department of Fisheries /
Australia.
Language: English
Description: Information on 12 introduced
marine species found in Western Australian waters. Species profiles include
photographs with diagnostic features highlighted, photographs of similar native
species, information on Australian invasive populations, habitat description,
identification features, distribution, mechanism of introduction, biology,
habitat, impacts, control measures,
and further reading. A toll free FISHWATCH phone number is also provided
for users to call and report sightings of marine invasive
species.
URL: http://www.agriculture.gov.au/nrm1.cfm
Host/Originating
Country:
Language: English
Description: Resource Management System or
catalogue of Australian, State and Territory Government information and services
for the agricultural, fisheries, processed food and forestry industries.
Provides access to alerts, species fact sheets, general publications, and
government programs on invasive species - grouped under subheadings such as
Pests/Feral Animals, Weeds, Marine, Forests, Land and
more.
URL: http://www.feral.org.au/
Host/Originating
Country:
Pest Animal Control Cooperative Research Center,
University of Canberra, Bureau of Rural Sciences /
Australia.
Language: English
Description: Information on vertebrate
pest/invasive animal species in Australia and New Zealand including published
and unpublished research, technical reports, management practices, threat
abatement plans and legislation.
Provides a short summary and link to full-text of relevant publications
online elsewhere.
URL:
http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/research/biocons/invertebrates/
Host/Originating
Country: Manaaki
Whenua Landcare Research / New
Zealand.
Language: English
Description: Information on invertebrate
invasions in New
Zealand including wasps, ants and
mosquitos.
URL:
http://weeds.massey.ac.nz/database.asp
Host/Originating
Country:
Massey University /
New
Zealand
Language: English
Description: Information on New Zealand
important weed species including a database of weed species, an identification
quiz, study zone and a list of links to related online resources. Information on
the 70 species in the database includes photographs, common name, scientific
name, comments (description), distinguishing features, and control
methods.
URL:
http://www.envbop.govt.nz/Weeds/Weed-Index.asp
Host/Originating
Country:
Environment Bay of Plenty Regional Council /
New
Zealand
Language: English
Description: Alphabetical index of weed species
providing information on each species including basic taxonomy (common and
scientific names), photographs, identification, habitats, impact to biota and
ecosystems, dispersal routes, vectors, infestation sources, management, and
comments.
URL: http://www.envbop.govt.nz/Land/Animals/Pest-Animals.asp
Host/Originating
Country:
Environment Bay of Plenty Regional Council /
New
Zealand
Language: English
Description: Index of pest animal species
providing information on each species including basic taxonomy (common and
scientific names), ecology, infestation sources, management, and
control.
URL: http://www.niwa.co.nz/rc/prog/aquaticplants/species/
Host/Originating
Country: National
Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research /
New
Zealand
Language: English
Description: Information on low-growing,
tall-growing and floating aquatic plant species, free floating species and
marginal aquatic species of invasive plants in
New
Zealand; including basic taxonomic
information, description and photographs.
URL:
http://infoagro.net/health/caraphin/plantpest.cfm
Host/Originating
Country:
Caribbean Animal & Plant Health
Information Network (CARAPHIN), Caribbean Regional Center (CaRC), Inter-American Institute
for Cooperation on Agriculture (IIC) /
Trinidad and
Tobago.
Languages:
English
Description: Search for occurrence, outbreak frequency and
testing information for pests of plant species in Caribbean nations.
URL:
http://infoagro.net/health/caraphin/animalhealth.cfm
Host/Originating
Country:
Caribbean Animal & Plant Health
Information Network (CARAPHIN), Caribbean Regional Center (CaRC), Inter-American Institute
for Cooperation on Agriculture (IIC) /
Trinidad and
Tobago.
Languages:
English
Description: Search for occurrence, outbreak frequency and
testing information for diseases of animal species in Caribbean nations.
URL: http://24.43.80.213/nbs/IPCAN/ and http://www.plantsincanada.com/
Host/Originating
Country: National
Botanical Services, Environment Canada /
Canada.
Language: English
Description:
Compiles information on the biology, distribution and control of invasive exotic
plants for computer mapping and analysis. Data is derived from; specimen records
in national collections, from sight records made by naturalists and professional
botanists, and from published reports. Provides a historical perspective on the
origins and rate of spread of invasives and allows the determination of possible
correlations with climatic and other environmental and land use factors using
geographic information systems (GIS). Fact sheets, control case studies,
invasive species of Canada survey 2002, invasive plants of
Canada guide to species and methods
control, documents, invasive plant alert bulletin and regional
news.
URL: http://www.rbg.ca/cbcn/en/invasives/i_list.html
Host/Originating
Country: Canadian
Botanical Conservation Network (CBCN) /
Canada.
Language: English,
French
Description: Provides an introduction to
Invasive Plants of Canada, and links to a Bibliography on Invasive Plants, an
Invasive Plant list, bibliographic lists, invasive plant alerts and invasive
species information from the Federal of Ontario
Naturalists.
URL:
http://www.atl.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca:8080/cfsnet/naisd-e.html
Host/Originating Country:
Canadian Forest Service /
Canada.
Language: English, French,
Spanish.
Description: [Under construction]. Provides a
central electronic facility for the storage, organization, exchange and
dissemination of information on exotic pests that are potential threats to
Canada’s forests and to the trade of
Canadian forest products.
URL: http://res2.agr.ca/lethbridge/weedbio/index_e.htm
Host/Originating
Country:
Agriculture and Agri-Food / Canada
Language: English,
French
Description: Information about the use of
beneficial organisms for the control of weeds in
Canada. Includes weed species lists by
common name, species name or family name. Information on each species includes
basic taxonomy, description, related problems, biological control, photographs,
and references.
URL: http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsaf/rir/weeds/noxious.htm
Host/Originating
Country: Nova
Scotia Department of Agriculture and Fisheries /
Canada
Language: English
Description: Linked list of 10 invasive plant
species providing information on description, photographic images, habitat, life
cycle, impacts and control methods. Site also hosts a Weed Identification Guide
<http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsaf/elibrary/archive/ipm/weeds/990019.htm> for 49
invasive plant species that includes detailed descriptive information along with
life stage photographic images for each species.
URL: http://www.ovma.on.ca/noxtable.htm
Host/Originating
Country:
Ontario Vegetation Management Association /
Canada.
Language: English
Description: Linked list of 24 invasive plant
species providing descriptive information about each species, it’s growth
habits, introduction, history, distribution, and including photographic
images.
URL: http://res2.agr.ca/ecorc/weeds_herbes/title-titre_e.htm
Host/Originating
Country: Stephen J.
Darbyshire, Agriculture and Agri-Food /
Canada
Language: English,
French
Description: List of Agricultural Weeds
including life history, habitat, abundance, distribution in Canadian provinces,
toxicity, notes and comments, taxonomical or autecological references, and
references indicating rare or endangered status, reported toxicity,
phytogeography, or general ecology and biology in each species
account.
URL:
http://www2.montana.edu/weedcenter/queryweedsform.html
Host/Originating
Country: Center for
Invasive Plant Management (CIPM), Department of Land Resources and Environmental
Sciences, Montana State University /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Search for noxious weeds
throughout the U.S. and
Canada. The CIPM site also provides
information on weed profiles, organic weed management, fire and drought, early
warnings, education, grants, restoration and current events relating to weed
species.
URL:
http://invasivespecies.nbii.gov/speciesinfo/mammal_list.html
Host/Originating
Country: Invasive
Species Information Node, National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)
/ USA.
Language: English
Description: A web-accessible and downloadable
(excel format) list of non-native mammals introduced into the
U.S. and
Canada, compiled from the Integrated
Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) as of August 2002.
URL:
http://www.cwf-fcf.org/invasive/chooseSC.asp
Host/Originating
Country: Canadian
Wildlife Federation / Canada.
Language: English
Description: Species category and keyword
search for information on invasive terrestrial and aquatic flora and fauna in
Canada including species origin, invasive
range, introduction method, and ecological impacts.
URL:
http://www.ducks.ca/purple/
Host/Originating
Country: Ducks
Unlimited Canada and the
Manitoba Purple Loosestrife Project (MPLP) /
Canada
Language: English
Description: Information center for ourple
loosestrife (Lythrum spp.) management
in Canada including newsletters and updates from the MPLP, lists of published
papers and abstracts, bibliographies, relevant canadian research projects,
brochures for download, information on biocontrol insect species used for
manageing purple loosestrife, news releases, educational resources (e.g.
posters), a photo gallery, and a list of ten frequently asked questions about
the species.
URL:
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfp/noxious/introduc.htm
Host/Originating
Country: Ministry
of Forests / Canada.
Language: English
Description: Provides description of weed
problems in British Colombia, information on methods of spread, prevention, IPM,
weed biology, weed identification (by floral colors), biological control,
emerging threats, weed facts, downloadable brochures, posters, and other
educational materials, and links. Also provides access to the electronic fourth
edition of the Field Guide to Noxious and Other Selected Weeds of British
Colombia.
URL:
http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/
Host/Originating
Country:
NatureServe / USA
Language: English
Description: Contains conservation information
on more than 50,000 plants, animals, and ecological communities of the
United
States and
Canada including invasive, rare and
endangered species. Information for non-native species includes taxonomic
information, distribution, references, global range comments, life history, and
management.
URL:
http://invasivespecies.nbii.gov/speciesinfo/399_list.html
Host/Originating
Country: Invasive
Species Information Node, National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)
/ USA.
Language: English
Description: A downloadable (Excel format) list
of 399 records of invasive plants and noxious weeds in the
United
States and
Canada; compiled by Rod Randall (per his
weed list updated in 1998). Some names have been modified to agree with the
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) database.
URL:
http://www.discoverlife.org/nh/tx/INVASIVES/
Host/Originating
Country:
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National
Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII), University of
Georgia Athens /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Distribution maps of invasive
species, information gathered from multiple online sources and delivered in HTML
format.
URL: http://www.fao.org/forestry/foris/webview/fisna/index.jsp?siteId=6381&sitetreeId=25470&langId=1&geoId=0
Host/Originating
Country: Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Forestry Department
through FORIS / Africa.
Language: English
Description: Web site providing information
about projects on forest invasive species, new invasive species outbreaks, woody invasive species, events,
references, experts, quarantine issues, and other information about forest
invasive species in Africa.
URL:
http://fred.csir.co.za/plants/global/continen/africa/safrica/sppdb/index.html
Host/Originating
Country: South
African Water Research Commission and CSIR / Africa.
Language: English
Description: Accessed through a ‘Gateway to
Knowledge on Alien Invasive Plants’. Provides species information, distribution
maps, and species by biome search capability. Access to the South African
Invasive Plant Atlas (database) which contains georeferenced information on
plant invasions in SA.
URL:
http://www.geocities.com/wessaaliens/index.htm
Host/Originating
Country:
Hillside Aluminium, Wildlife and Environment
Society of South
Africa /
South
Africa
Language: English (common names in
Afrikaans, Zulu)
Description: Invasive plant species listed
alphabeticall by English, Afrikaans and Zulu names. Provides information on each
species including photographs, basic taxonomy, categorical rank, control
methods, description, origin, where found/problems caused, did you know
(interesting facts), and suggestions for indigenous alternative
species.
URL: http://www.kbraunweb.com/alienplants/
Host/Originating
Country: Kate Brawn
Freelance Web Design / Africa
Language: English
Description: Online database searchable by
species botanical (scientific) name, common name, SiSwati name; with species
lists of all plant species, by swaziland status, 8th degree grid
squares; and including a Swaziland map showing 8th degree grid
squares. Users can click on an individual grid square on the map to see a list
of species currently recorded in that square. The database also provides a
record submission for species sightings within
Swaziland.
URL:
http://edu.iucnp.org/alist.htm
Host/Originating
Country:
Environment & Biodiversity of Pakistan, IUCN
Pakistan, Sustainable Development Networking
Programme / Pakistan.
Language: English
Description: Spreadsheet list of invasive
species of Pakistan including scientific, family,
english and local names, geographic origin and worst affected areas (in
Pakistan).
URL:
http://nis.gsmfc.org/
Host/Originating
Country: Gulf
States Marine Fisheries Commission / USA.
Language: English
Description: Information and examples of
non-native aquatic species in the gulf of Mexico including biological
description, pictures, references and links to other online resources. Search
multiple U.S. State databases to see non-native or invasive species
reports.
URL: http://www.conabio.gob.mx/conocimiento/info_especies/especies_invasoras/doctos/especiesinvasoras.html
Host/Originating
Country: Comisión
Nacional para el Conocimiento y uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO) /
Mexico.
Language: Spanish,
English
Description: Database of invasive species in Mexico
providing information for 665 plant species, 77 fish, 10 amphibian and reptile,
30 bird and 16 mammals species including origin, commentaries (e.g.
biogeography) and links to ITIS and Google resources on each
species.
URL: http://www.malezasdemexico.net/
Host/Originating
Country:
Comisión
Nacional para el Conocimiento y uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO) /
Mexico.
Language: Spanish,
English
Description:
Information and digital images of Mexican plants of disturbed places (i.e.
weeds) to help botanists and non-botanists with identification. Species profiles
for over 600 species mainly from the south-center of the country include
information on taxonomy, Spanish and indigenous species names, geographical
distribution and introduction, biological status (e.g. native, non-native),
description, digital photographs, habitat, biology, ecology, impacts, laws and
policies, control, and references.
URL:
http://www.ncbi.org.in/invasive/search/index.html
Host/Originating
Country: National
Chemistry Laboratory (NCL), Center for Biodiversity Informatics (CBI) /
India
Language: English
Description: Search for invasive species by
kingdom, common or scientific name, country of origin, and keywords to retrieve
information including taxonomic heirarchy, redlist category, invasive and alien
status, taxonomic scrutiny status, taxonomic synonyms, common names, genetics,
DSN, biogeography, and Google Images.
URL: http://www.gobcan.es/medioambiente/biodiversidad/introducidas/especiesinvasoras.html
Host/Originating
Country: Regional
Department of Environment / Canary
Islands
Lanugage: English,
Spanish
Description: Lists of alien species in the
Canary
Islands
with known breeding populations; without known breeding populations; of
uncertain origin with breeding populations; and translocated native species; and
a bibliography. Lists are indexed by scientific and common names, and including
taxonomic authority and year.
URL: http://www.ifremer.fr/crema/PGSauriau/Alien%20species/Index%20alien%20species/alien_species.htm
Host/Originating
Country:
French National Center for Scientific Research /
France
Language: English,
French
Description: List of six molluscan species
accidentally or intentionally introduced into the
Pertuis Charentais Sea. This list is non-exhaustive and
will be updated after the publication by Goulletquer et al. (in prep) of a
global synopsis of the 104 alien species that have been reported along the
European Atlantic (France to Portugal). Currently includes information on
vectors, date of introduction and native range or origin.
URL: http://www.dijon.inra.fr/malherbo/araf/index.htm
Host/Originating
Country:
University of Bourgogne, Institut National de la Recherche
Agronomique (INRA), Etablissement National d’Enseignement Superieur Agronomique
de Dijon (ENESAD) / France
Language: French
Description: Information on 25 weed species
listed by scientific or common name including regional descriptions and
distributions (maps), photographs, and species
descriptions.
URL: http://www.dijon.inra.fr/malherbo/hyppa/
Host/Originating
Country: Institut
National de la Recherche Agronomique / France
Language: French,
English
Description: Catalogues providing taxonomy,
distribution, and ecological information for mature plant and seedling stages of
the main weeds of western Europe (580 species). Searchable by scientific and
common name.
URL: http://www.ceh.ac.uk/EPIDEMIE/EPIDEMIE%20test/Species%20descriptions/Species%20descriptions.htm
Host/Originating
Country: Centre for
Ecology and Hydrology, Natural Environment Research Council /
UK
Language: English
Description: Descriptions and photographs of 16
exotic plant species in the mediterranean.
URL: http://pbin.nbii.gov/databases/snakeindex.html
Host/Originating
Country: National
Biological Information Infrastructure /
USA
Language: English
Description: Database of alien snake sightings
on Pacific islands. Allows users to search by sighting date, country, state or
territory name, island, town, percent certainty, and snake type (species).
Authorized users can also submit snake sighting
information.
URL:
http://members.lycos.co.uk/ethiopianplants/invasives/prosopis.html
Host/Originating
Country: Lycos,
Desalegn Desissa and Pierre Binggeli /
Ethiopia.
Language: English
Description: Provisional checklist of invasive
plant species (names) in Ethiopia.
URL:
http://www.aliensinbelarus.com/index.php
Host/Originating
Country:
Belarusian State University/
Belarus
Language: English
Description: This site is on alien aquatic
animals inhabiting waterbodies of the Republic of Belarus. It allows searches for species by
scientific taxonomy and retrieval of information on their origin, distribution
and potential ecological impacts. The database was composed as a result of
analysis of literature published during the last century and the authors'
unpublished data. One can find some general information on Belarusian
waterbodies, history of construction and functioning of the interbasin shipping
canals, links to related sites, etc. The site is in testing regime at present
and only in English. However, a Russian version will also be available
soon.
URL: http://hidra.udg.es/invasiber/
Host/Originating
Country:
University of Girona /
Spain.
Language: Spanish
Description: Database of invasive species of
seaweed or algae (3), other plants (8), insects (1), crustaceans (2), other
invertebrates (2), fish (10), amphibian (1), reptile (1), bird (1), and mammals
(2), found in the Iberian peninsula. Species profiles include information on
photographs, taxonomic definition, description, habitat, native geographic
distribution, distribution in the Iberian
peninsula,
introduction mechanism, ecological impacts, socioeconomic impacts, management,
profile author, other information sources, and bibliographic
references.
URL: http://alienplant.nier.go.kr/eng/index.html
Host/Originating
Country: National
Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) /
Korea
Language: Korean /
English
Description: Search for invasive species by
family, common or scientific name, country of origin, blooming season, and
introduction period to retrieve species profile information including family
name, scientific name, synonyms, english name, japanese name, country of origin,
introduction period, life period, stem size, stem, leaf, leaf arrangement,
leaves, blooming period, inforescence (description), flower color, flower
(description), fruits, seed, distribution, and digital
photographs.
URL: http://www.biochange.ie/alienplants/
Host/Originating
Country: BioChange,
Trinity College of
Dublin /
Ireland
Language: English
Description: Search 715 alien plant species
“currently occurring in (semi) natural habitats in
Ireland (both the Republic and
Northern-Ireland) by family, invasive status, Irish vice-counties, and
invasiveness elsewhere for information including species identity, invasiveness,
and biological and ecological traits. “In addition, limited information is
available for 198 extinct alien species (not recorded after
1970).”
USA Context - IAS
Databases
URL:
http://invasions.si.edu/nemesis/merge/SpSearch.jsp
Host/Originating
Country:
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) /
USA.
Languages: English
Description: A distributed database
portal developed by SERC and the U.S. Geological Survey to provide simultaneous
search access to multiple aquatic invasive species
databases.
i.
Nonindigenous Aquatic Species
database (NAS) - http://nas.er.usgs.gov/
ii.
Chesapeake Bay Exotic Marine and
Estuarine Species Information System (NEMESIS) - http://invasions.si.edu/nemesis/index.html
iii.
Nonindigenous Species in the Gulf of
Mexico Exosystem - http://nis.gsmfc.org/
iv.
National Introduced Marine
Pest Information System (NIMPIS) - http://crimp.marine.csiro.au/nimpis/
v.
Introduced Marine Species of
Hawaii Guidebook -
http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/HBS/invertguide/index.htm
URL:
http://cswgcin.nbii.gov/(4kfjburecvpdln45gohh32ep)/issues/invasives/database.aspx
Host/Originating
Country: Central
Southwest / Gulf Cost Information Node, National Biological Information
Infrastructure / USA.
Language: English
Description: An online list of invasive species
of the central southwestern United
States and gulf coast region. Species are
grouped into virus, monera, plantae, fungi, and animalia. Some taxa listed do
not have an entry in the ITIS database. Clicking on a species’ scientific name
provides access to general, classification, invasive datasets and inventories,
bibliographic and in some instances photographic
information.
URL:
http://invasivespecies.nbii.gov/speciesinfo/bird_indicators.html
Host/Originating
Country: Invasive
Species Information Node, National Biological Information Infrastructure /
USA.
Language: English
Description: A web-accessible list of 15
invasive grassland/shrubland birds used as indicators in the Heinz Report on The
State of the Nation’s Ecosystems. Scientific names for each species are linked
to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System so that when the species’ name is
selected, ITIS information about that species is
displayed.
URL:
http://mapserver.giac.montana.edu/maps/arcims/website/ynpweeds/viewer.htm?Title=Yellowstone%20National%20Park%20Invasive%20Species
Host/Originating
Country:
Northern
Rockies
Information Node, National Biological Information Infrastructure /
USA.
Language: English.
Description: Part of the Greater Yellowstone
Area GIS Database, created by many partners including
Montana State University. An online interactive map
generated by selecting GIS layers and adding them to the
map.
URL:
http://66.91.142.167/imf/imf.jsp?site=hawaiian_islands
Host/Originating
Country:
Pacific Basin Information Node, National
Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Interactive map page was designed
using ESRI ArcIMS Internet Map Server software. The interactive map layers
integrate a variety of GIS layers including incipient weeds, aquatic species
distribution (both native and non-native), remaining native natural communities,
a LANDSAT TM satellite imagery mosaic, USGS 1:24,000 quadrangles, and a
parcel-level managed land layer with level of protection quantified using the
National GAP Status definitions.
URL:
http://pgin.nbii.gov/invasives.asp
Host/Originating
Country:
Pacific Basin Information Node, National
Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Species information, data &
projects, organizations/researchers, management and geographic area information
about invasive species in the Pacific Basin.
URL:
http://www.main.nc.us/SERAMBO/exotic/
Host/Originating
Country: South
Eastern Regional Association of Medical and Biological Organizations, Mountain
Area Information Network – The Community Network for Western North
Carolina /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Lists of exotic plants,
information and photographs for species found in the Southern Appalachian region
of the United
States.
URL:
http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/HBS/invertguide/index.htm
Host/Originating Country/Originating
Country: Bishop Museum and
University of Hawaii /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Searchable database separated into
algae and invertebrates of the coastal waters of
Hawaii.
URL: http://invader.dbs.umt.edu/
Host/Originating Country: University of Montana /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Exotic plant names and weed
distribution records for five states in the northwestern
United
States. Users can query the system by
scientific or common name, or by geographic region. Also includes a
state/provincial noxious weeds query form, as well as a database of biocontrol
measures. Researchers may also submit their own data to the
database.
URL:
http://www.hear.org/
Host/Originating Country:
Hawaiian
Ecosystems at Risk (HEAR), U.S. Geological Survey;
University of Hawaii /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Provides technology, methods, and
information to decision-makers, resource managers, and the general public
to aid in the fight against harmful alien species in Hawaii through access to
the Harmful Non-Indigenous Species (HNIS) database and maps of alien species
distributions in Hawaii and the HEAR Island Matrix.
i.
Noxious Weeds – Hawaii (images
and online info)
URL:
http://www.hear.org/hawaiinoxiousweeds/
Host/Originating
Country: Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk (HEAR),
U.S. Geological Survey;
University of Hawaii /
USA.
Language: English
Description: List of links to live,
dynamic (Google) web searchers for images and other information regarding plant
species officially declared as “noxious weeds” by the State of
Hawaii.
ii.
Harmful Non-Indigenous Species (HNIS)
Database
URL:
http://www.hear.org/hnis/index.html
Host/Originating
Country: Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk (HEAR),
U.S. Geological Survey;
University of Hawaii /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Online source of up-to-date
information (names, locations, pictures, control methods) about harmful
non-indigenous (“non-native”, “exotic”) species in
Hawaii. Provides a medium to allow
feedback from scientists, professional resource managers, and the general
public. Information is available on plants, invertebrates and
vertebrates.
iii.
Maps of
alien species distributions in Hawaii
URL:
http://www.hear.org/AlienSpeciesInHawaii/AlienSpeciesMapIndex.htm
Host/Originating
Country: Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk (HEAR),
U.S. Geological Survey;
University of Hawaii /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Provides distribution maps for
plants, vertebrates and invertebrates.
iv.
HEAR Island
Matrix
URL:
http://www.hear.org/matrix/index.html
Host/Originating
Country: Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk (HEAR),
U.S. Geological Survey;
University of Hawaii /
USA.
Language: English
Description: A cross-reference by island and species,
containing expert opinions regarding the ISLANDWIDE controllability of selected
alien plant species by island.
v.
Pacific Island Ecosystems at
Risk
URL: http://www.hear.org/pier/
Host/Originating
Country: Hawaiian
Ecosystems at Risk (HEAR), U.S. Geological Survey;
University of Hawaii /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Provides lists of plant species
that are invasive (or potentially invasive) on
Pacific Islands by scientific name, elevation,
location, life form, and common name. Information retrieved on each species
includes recognition status as a PIER environmental invasive, presence/absence
on Pacific Islands, threat status in relation to elevation, risk assessment
results (pest score), other latin names, common names (English, French,
Hawaiian), habit, description, habitat/ecology, propagation, native range,
specific recorded presence, comments (notes), control methods, additional
information, and references. Other resources include survey reports on invasive
species on Pacific Islands and risk assessments for invasive
and potentially invasive species.
URL:
http://www.exoticforestpests.org/
Host/Originating Country:
North American Forest Commission /
USA.
Language: English, French,
Spanish.
Description: Identifies exotic insects, mites,
and pathogenic organisms that have the potential to cause significant damage to
North American forest resources as well as background information on identified
pests, serving as a resource for North American regulatory and forest protection
agencies.
URL: http://www.invasivespecies.org/NANIAD.html
Host/Originating Country: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Center for
Plant Health Science and Technology /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Contains the data for 2,273
species of non-indigenous insects and arachnids including classification,
natural and immigrant distribution, economic and environmental impacts, disease
vectors, establishment status, entry point and date, pathways, habitat, hosts,
life history, and literature citations.
URL:
http://www.invasivespecies.org/fedweeds.html
Host/Originating
Country:
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Center for
Plant Health Science and Technology /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Derived from the "Federal Noxious
Weed Inspection Guide - Noxious Weed Inspection System." Contains fields such as
scientific name, family name, synonym(s), common name(s), diagnostic
characteristics, habitat, distribution outside of the U.S., distribution within
the United States (if applicable), reason for listing as a Federal Noxious Weed
(FNW), the form in which the plant is most likely to enter the United States,
likely pathways of entry into the United States, general notes, photographs line
drawings, and distribution maps.
URL: http://www.invasivespecies.org/NewInitiatives.html
Host/Originating Country: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Contains pest type, order, family,
scientific name, author, common name, source, illustration, data sheet,
citation, update, comment, host, distribution, and regulated site
information.
URL: http://ceris.purdue.edu/napis/
Host/Originating Country: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine Cooperative
Agricultural Pest Survey; Purdue University, Entomology Department, Center for
Environmental and Regulatory Information Systems /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Public access web site providing
information on pest species of insects, mites, and nematodes; plant pathogens;
invasive weeds; bio-control agents; and Other (Mollusks, Slugs, etc.) including
fact sheets; survey and distribution maps; regulations; related links and
photos. Searchable by scientific and common name, and U.S.
State.
URL:
http://www.invasivespecies.org/ippra.html
Host/Originating Country:
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Center for
Plant Health Science and Technology /
USA.
Language: English
Description: The IPPRA is an interactive database
of plant pests regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service. The focus of this database is at the species
level. Several invasive insect
species are also included in the database.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/npgs/tax/taxweed.html
Host/Originating
Country: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service,
National Genetic Resources Program / USA.
Language: English
Description: Provides taxonomic nomenclature
for 37,000 plant taxa, and 14,000 plant genera.
URL:
http://www.team.ars.usda.gov/v2/infoproducts.html
Host/Originating
Country:
U.S. Department of Agriculture /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Access to publications, integrated
pest management resources, databases, manuals and biological information about
Leafy Spurge (Euphorbia
esula).
URL: http://www.gpdd.info/
Host/Originating Country:
U.S. Department of Agriculture Plant
Protection and Quarantine / USA.
Language: English
Description: The Global Pest and Disease
Database (GPDD) is a compilation of exotic invasive species of key concern to
the U.S that was developed from a number of sources. Selection of species for
inclusion in the database is dependent on a number of factors, including their
presence in other key lists and databases. The distributed web-based database
system forms the conduit for a number of pest-oriented information systems and
provides both external and internal APHIS information on key pest species not
yet in the United
States. The GPDD serves as a secure
electronic warehouse or library of scientific information about exotic pests
that is used to support the Agency’s pest lists.
URL:
http://www.gmsts.org/operations/
Host/Originating Country:
Virginia Tech,
Department of Entomology / USA.
Language: English
Description: Provides data summaries by state,
survey maps, and a decision-support system for reducing the rate of spread of
gypsy moth in the U.S.
URL: http://www.wes.army.mil/el/pmis/pmishelp.htm
Host/Originating Country: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer
Research and Development Center, Environmental Laboratory /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Access to over 100 of the worst
U.S. invasive plants, including detailed
and summary information on plant biology, ecology, problems, identification, and
associated management technologies.
URL: http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/search80/NetAns2/
Host/Originating Country: University of Florida, Center for Aquatic
and Invasive Plants, Bureau of Invasive Plant Management, Florida Department of
Environmental Protection Aquatic Plant Control Research Program, U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers / USA.
Language:
English
Description: Includes annotated citations for
more than 60,000 research articles, books and reports about plant ecology,
physiology, utilization and control of freshwater aquatic, wetland, terrestrial
and aquatic invasive plants. Items in many languages dating back to the 18th
century are in this inclusive database.
Main URL: http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/factmain.htm#pllists
URL: http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/list/a.htm
(web format)
URL: http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/list/WeedUS.xls
(excel file)
Host/Originating Country: National Park service and Plant
Conservation Alliance (Alien Plant Working Group) /
USA.
Language: English
Description: The WeedUS database is a national
referenced list of plants reported to be invasive in
natural areas in the U.S. (including
Hawaii). Illustrated fact
sheets linked to species names in the list include plant descriptions, native
range, nativity status for U.S., states where invasive, national parks where
invasive, scientific name, and selected common names, management options,
suggested alternative native plants, and selected links to relevant people and
organizations.
114.
Exotic Plant Information Center (EPICENTER) (Great Lakes region)
URL:
http://www.glifwc.org/epicenter/
Host/Originating
Country:
Great
Lakes
Indiana Fish and Wildlife Commission /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Established to raise awareness of
several invasive non-native plants and their ecological impacts in the upper
Great
Lakes
region; to provide effective tools for educational, management, and research
needs.
URL: http://www.fleppc.org/database/data_intro.htm
Host/Originating Country: Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council (FLEPPC),
Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of
Invasive Plant Management /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Contains over 5,000 sight records
of infestations of Exotic Pest Plant Council Category
I and Category II species in Florida public lands and waters. Records
are from local, state, and federal parks and preserves. Some records document
infestations in regularly disturbed public lands such as highway or utility
rights-of-way.
URL:
http://www.regionalconservation.org/ircs/DatabaseChoice.asp
Host/Originating
Country: The
Institute for Regional Conservation /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Lists exotic plant taxa on
conservation lands in a 19 county area defined as the South Florida Ecosystem by
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. * Requires
registration.
URL:
http://www.wildflorida.org/critters/exotics/exotics.asp
Host/Originating
Country:
Florida Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Commission / USA
Language:
English
Description: Basic
statistics on over numbers of exotic species, established and breeding exotic
species populations, populations trends, lists of exotic species along with the
number of Florida counties
they occur in. Exotic species lists include 196 species of birds, 30 mammal
species, 47 reptile species and 4 amphibian species. Species names in the lists
are hyperlinks to species fact sheets containing information on year of
introduction or first record, established status, estimated
Florida range,
statewide trend, threats to natives, species account, habitats, a distribution
map, references and links to more information.
URL: http://endeavor.des.ucdavis.edu/weeds/
Host/Originating Country: California State Department of
Food & Agriculture, California Interagency Noxious Weed
Coordinating Committee, U.S. Bureau of Land Management;
University of California-Davis /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Contains weed eradication project
profiles for invasive weeds, in California, including targeted invasive name(s);
targeted species for (re)introduction; project location; lead and participating
agencies; controls used; time frame for project; resource issues; and project
contact information. Users can view the data by project, by targeted invasive,
by county, or by control method.
URL: http://groups.ucanr.org/ceppc/index.cfm
Host/Originating
Country:
California Invasive Plant Council /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Includes a list of invasive plants
in California based on information submitted by
land managers, botanists, and researchers throughout the state, and on published
sources; access to Invasive Plants of California Wildlands book online;
URL:
http://cain.nbii.gov/cgi-bin/mapserv?map=../html/cain/crisis/crisismaps/crisis.map&mode=browse&layer=state&layer=county
Host/Originating
Country:
California Information Node, National
Biological Information Infrastructure /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Maps of geo-referenced weed point
observations and associated data in the North American regions of
California and the
Southwest.
URL:
http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/ipc/encycloweedia/encycloweedia_hp.htm
Host/Originating
Country: California
Department of Food and Agriculture, University of California, Davis /
USA
Language: English
Description: Information on identification,
biology, management of plants defined as noxious weeds by
california State law. Includes list of weeds sorted
by common and scientific name; noxious weed photographic gallery; list of weeds
with country of origin, list of weeds sorted by pest rading; federal noxious
weed list and other information resources related to weed
species.
URL:
http://sbsc.wr.usgs.gov/research/projects/swepic/swepic.asp
Host/Originating
Country:
U.S. Geological Survey /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Database of exotic plant
distribution and status for the Colorado Plateau and the greater southwestern
United
States.
URL:
http://sbsc.wr.usgs.gov/research/projects/swepic/swemp/swempA.asp
Host/Originating
Country:
U.S. Geological Survey, Colorado Plateau
Field Station (CPFS) / USA.
Language: English
Description: A regional database of non-native
invasive plant distribution maps for the southwestern
United
States (Arizona, New
Mexico and adjacent areas of adjoining
states).
URL:
http://nbii-nin.ciesin.columbia.edu/ipane/
Host/Originating
Country:
University of Connecticut /
USA.
Language:
English
Description: Provides access to invasive plant databases for
the New
England
region, joined or linked to geographic boundary files for
New
England
states, counties, towns, and other geographical areas, invasive plant species
profiles, an invasive plant reporting system, distribution maps, and
images.
URL:
http://agdc.usgs.gov/akepic/
Host/Originating
Country:
U.S. Geological Survey,
Alaska Science Center (ASC) /
USA.
Language:
English
Description: Regional database of GIS-based exotic plant
distribution maps for Alaska.
URL: http://cnipm.org/plants.html
Host/Originating
Country:
Alaska Committee for Noxious and Invasive
Plants Management / USA.
Language: English
Description: List of 24 invasive plant species.
Provides information on each species including photographs, basic taxonomy,
description, and control methods.
URL: http://www.mda.state.mn.us/weedcontrol/
Host/Originating
Country:
Minnesota Department of Agriculture /
USA.
Language: English
Description: A
database of Minnesota state weed biocontrol project data,
providing federal, state, and county agencies a means for assessing the status
of natural enemy releases and the effects they are having on their target
weeds.
URL:
http://www.weedcenter.org/
Host/Originating
Country:
Montana State University /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Includes the CIPM Noxious Weeds
Database
URL:
http://www2.eli.org/research/invasives/invasives_form.cfm
Host/Originating
Country:
Environmental Law Institute, USA
Language: English
Description: Searchable database, summarizing
laws affecting invasive species management in each of the 50 United
States.
URL:
http://www.exoticforestpests.org/
Host/Originating
Country:
North
America
Forest Commission /
USA, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service /
USA.
Language: English, French,
Spanish
Description: Identifies exotic insects, mites
and pathogens with potential to cause significant damage to North American
forests. Contains background information and fact sheets for each
pest.
URL:
http://extension.usu.edu/weedweb/
Host/Originating
Country: Rangeland
Resources Department of Utah State
University,
Utah and
Idaho Cooperative Weed Management Area /
USA
Language: English
Description: Introduction and definition of
noxious weeds, current status in North America, control methods, color photo
library of weeds, identifying characteristics and ecology of 10 noxious weeds
common “in the west”.
URL:
http://www.blm.gov/weeds/
Host/Originating
Country: Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) / USA.
Language: English
Description: Access to weed species information
by U.S. State (Alaska, California, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Wyoming).
URL:
http://www.uvm.edu/albeetle/
Host/Originating
Country:
University of Vermont /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Provides description of the ALB
problem, identification, host tree information, biological, management,
infestation reports, distribution maps, research resources, contact numbers,
products and publications relating to the issue.
URL: http://www.invasiveplants.net/
Host/Originating
Country:
Cornell University Ecology & Management of
Invasive Plants Program / USA.
Language: English
Description: Provides information on
Phragmites, Purple Loosestrife, Garlic Mustard, Water Chestnut, Japanese
Knotweed, Giant Hogweed including monitoring protocols, biocontrol information,
resources and related events.
URL:
http://bp.gsfc.nasa.gov/s2i.html
Host/Originating
Country: National
Aeronautics and Space Administration Office of Earth Science, United
States Geological Survey /
USA.
Language: English
Description: A National Invasive Species
Forecasting System for the early detection, remediation, management, and control
of invasive species on Department of Interior and adjacent
lands.
URL:
http://www.rce.rutgers.edu/weeds/
Host/Originating
Country:
Rutgers Cooperative Extension /
USA.
Language: English
Description: A collection of photos and
descriptions of 133 agricultural weeds found in
New
Jersey, indexed by common name, latin
name, thumbnail images and contains selected references. Includes a list of
print resources for weed identification.
URL:
http://www.weeds.iastate.edu/weed-id/weedid.htm
Host/Originating
Country:
Iowa State University Extension, Department of Agronomy /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Weed seedling identification
images for 20 weed species. Includes Identification of the weedy pigweeds and
waterhemps of Iowa http://www.weeds.iastate.edu/weed-id/waterhemp/default.htm
guide.
URL: http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/iac/e1363/e1363.htm
Host/Originating
Country:
Michigan State University /
USA
Language: English
Description: Graphical identification key for
grass and grasslike weeds.
URL:
http://www.cwma.org/2_bad_weed.html
Host/Originating
Country:
Colorado Weed Management Council /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Includes list of 43 ‘Troublesome
Weeds’; 8 ‘Ornamental Weeds’; and 5 ‘Potential Invaders’ plant species.
Information provided for each species includes photographs and basic
description, origin, invasive character and associated
problems.
URL: http://www.ipcnys.org/pages/top%2020.htm
Host/Originating
Country: Invasive
Plant Council of NYS / USA.
Language: English
Description: Primary list of invasive plants in
New York State. Provides information on 24 plant
species including photographs, biology, habitat, origin, NY range, spread, and
associated problems.
URL: http://sciweb.nybg.org/science2/hcol/inva/index.asp
Host/Originating
Country: The
New York Botanical
Garden,
International Plant Science Center, Virtual Herbarium /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Online catalog of invasive plant
herbarium specimens providing brief information on each specimen including
location where collected, collector name and collection date, description,
habitat where collected, and other identication information such as specimen ID
code. Search results can be downloaded in spreadsheet format (comma separated
values – csv file).
URL: http://www.nwcb.wa.gov/weed_list/weed_listhome.html
Host/Originating
Country:
Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board /
USA
Language: English
Description: Access to several categorized weed
species lists. Provides information on each species including photographs, basic
taxonomy, description and variation, economic importance, habitat, geographical
distribution, history (of introduction), growth and development, reproduction,
response to herbicide, response to cultural methods, response to mechanical
methods, biocontrol potentials, rationale for listing, and references.
URL: http://www.mdinvasivesp.org/invasive_species_md.html
Host/Originating
Country:
Maryland Invasive Species Council /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Lists of invasive insects, other
invertebrates, vertebrates, aquatic plants, terrestrial plants, viruses, fungi
and other organisms. Provides information on each species including scientific
and common names, photographs, basic description and links to other related
State resources.
URL:
http://www.oneplan.org/Crop/noxWeeds/nxWeed00.htm
Host/Originating
Country:
Idaho State partners to the ’OnePlan’ Program /
USA
Language: English
Description: Information on 35 weed species
indexed by common name, and including background (history of introduction and
establishment), images, physical descriptions, distribution in the state of
Idaho and control methods. Online version
of Idaho’s Noxious Weeds, by Robert
H. Callihan and Timothy W. Miller.
URL: http://www.ppws.vt.edu/weedindex.htm
Host/Originating
Country: Virginia
Tech Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology & Weed Science /
USA
Language: English
Description: Includes a Grass Weed
Identification Key, and alphabetical weed index. Information provided for each
weed species includes photographs (mature and seedling), description (mature and
seedling), and identifying characteristics.
URL:
http://web.aces.uiuc.edu/weedid/
Host/Originating
Country:
University of
Illinois,
USA.
Language: English
Description: Online weed identification tool
allowing users to describe type (grass, grass-like, broadleaf, both), foliage,
floral, growth and life cycle characteristics to identify a weed species.
Displays a list of weed species that is tailored as user’s selections become
narrow the possibilities for identification. Information provided on each
species includes photographs, scientific name, brief morphological description,
growth habit, life cycle, habitat and comments.
URL:
http://www.psu.missouri.edu/fishel/Default.htm
Host/Originating
Country:
University of Missouri /
USA
Language: English
Description: Lists of Weeds of Field Crops and
Pastures; Weeds of Ornamentals and Turfgrass; and Weeds of Aquatic Sites.
Information provided for each weed species includes photographs and brief
descriptive text. A Summer Broadleaf Plant Key; Grasses and Grasslike Plant Key;
and a Winter and Early Spring Broadleaf Plant Key, also provide access to
photographs and brief descriptive text.
URL: http://www2.msstate.edu/~jbyrd/turfweed.html
Host/Originating
Country:
Mississippi State University /
USA
Language: English
Description: List of weed species by common
name. Information provided for each species includes
photographs.
URL:
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/er/invasive/index.htm
Host/Originating
Country: Wisconsin
Department of Nature Resources / USA.
Language: English
Description: Lists of non-native plants and
animals. The plant list is divided into groups of trees, shrubs, vines, forbs,
grasses, and aquatics, including indications of species that are currently sold
by plant nurseries in the U.S. State of Wisconsin. Species are listed by common
and scientific name. Some names are linked to species profile pages containing
detailed information on description, distribution and habitat, life history and
impacts, control methods, and additional external links to information on each
species. The list of non-native animals includes 15 species of vertebrate,
invertebrate, terrestrial and aquatic organisms. Each organism’s name is linked
to a page that lists internal and external links to information on the species
or programs/projects relating to the species.
URL: http://www.btny.purdue.edu/Extension/Weeds/NoTillID/NoTillWeedID1.html
Host/Originating
Country:
Purdue University /
USA
Language: English
Description: Common name index of 15 weed
species including basic information on common and scientific name, life cycle,
control methods and photos of flowers, seedlings, and specific morphological
characteristics (e.g. stems, leaves etc.).
URL:
http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/monitor/invasives.htm
Host/Originating
Country: National
Park Service / USA
Language: English
Description: Includes information on the NPS
Invasive Species Management Policy, monitoring guidelines for invasive plants,
animals and other taxa, lists of prioritization tools, a list of databases,
statistical resources, meetings and conferences, education and outreach,
agencies and organizations, related websites and reports, research, references
and invasive species bibliographies.
URL: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/TOPIC_Insects,_Plant_Diseases,_Pesticides,_and_Weeds
Host/Originating
Country:
University of Florida Cooperative Extension /
USA
Language: English
Description: Directory style information on
Invasive Species in general (e.g. control), invasive insects, arachnids,
molluscs and gastropods, weeds and animals. Information on each invasive species
includes backgroun, description, range and habitat, food, reproduction, problems
and solutions, control methods, legal aspects, suggested readings, and
graphics.
URL: http://www.co.stevens.wa.us/weedboard/weed_list.htm
Host/Originating
Country:
Stevens County Noxious Weed Control Board /
USA
Language: English
Description: Information on identification,
maps, biocontrol methods for weed species in Stevens County, Washington states,
USA. Specific information includes
photographic images, identifying traits, biology and ecology, control
(prevention, biological, cultural, mechanical, chemical), and location of
observations.
URL: http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/cw_smith/aliens.htm
Host/Originating
Country:
University of Hawaii, Botany Department /
USA
Language: English
Description: HTML information pages for species
listed by species and common names, containing photographic images, plant and
invasion population descriptions.
URL:
http://www.weedalert.com
Host/Originating Country:
PBI/Gordon, Inc./ USA.
Language: English
Description:. Online source for turf weed
control options. Weed information for North
America
(divided into four major regions). Includes weed images, descriptions, control
recommendations, germination dates, university links, links to weed and turf
related societies, environmental issues (e.g. 2,4-D task force), research, and
industry trade journals.
URL: http://home.sandiego.edu/~tmcglynn/exotic.htm
Host/Originating
Country: Terrence
P. McGlynn, Department of Biology,
University of San
Diego /
USA
Language: English
Description: Draft database of names and
geographic distribution data of the known non-native ant species of the world
including historical observation and introduction records, maps, references; and
a directory of researchers (expertise).
URL:
http://research.amnh.org/entomology/social_insects/introduced.html
Host/Originating
Country:
American Museum of Natural History /
USA
Language: English
Description: Searchable database on introduced
social insects (ants, bees, wasps, termites) providing taxonomic information,
photographic images, biology, distribution, damage, control, and references for
each species where available. A component of the Social Insects World Wide Web
(SIWeb).
URL: http://www.bugwood.org/
Host/Originating
Country: The
Bugwood Network and ForestryImages Image Archive and Database Systems,
University of Georgia -
Warnell School of Forest Resources and College of
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences - Dept. of Entomology /
USA
Language: English
Description: Distributes digital information in
the fields of entomology, forestry, forest health and natural resources.
Provides access to numerous databases containing digital images, fact sheets,
publications, IMP resources, research information, and links to information
relating to insect, fungal, herbaceous and other forest pest species
including:-
i.
Invasive and Exotic
Species of North America – INVASIVE.ORG (USDA-FS)
URL: http://www.invasive.org/
Description: Over 8,300 images, including over 1,000 new images of
invasive species (including many weeds) and their biological control agents.
Although most images are North American in nature, the system also contains
images of organisms that are "Non-U.S. Natives", or are considered to be "U.S.
Invasives".
ii.
Forest Pests of North
America
URL: http://www.forestpests.org/
Descripton: Photographs of forest pests
(insects, diseases & other damage agents) as well as linked access to online
information, fact sheets, publications, etc. concerning forest pest
species.
iii.
Georgia Integrated Pest
Management
URL: http://www.gaipm.org/
Description: Photos and information on
integrated pest management of agricultural crop pest species. Includes a list of
the Top 50 Insects Important to
Agriculture in Georgia.
URL: http://enature.com/native_invasive/invasives.asp
Host/Originating
Country: National
Wildlife Federation / USA
Language: English
Description: Searchable online database lists
of a selection of the plants that are best avoided in the
U.S. garden because they can be weedy or
invasive. The lists present a selection of plants for each State, rather than a
comprehensive list of all the plants that might be undesirable in the
State.
URL: http://www.teamarundo.org/
Host/Originating
Country: /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Forum of local, state, and federal
organizations dedicated to the control of Arundo donax (giant reed), in Central
and Northern
California.
Includes and experts database, a projects inventory, survey and monitoring
database, educational materials, reference library, and a
listserv.
URL: http://www.nybg.org/bsci/hcol/inva/
Host/Originating
Country:
New York Botanical
Garden /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Herbarium specimen-based database
of invasive plant species in the U.S. according to Federal Noxious Weed
List and/or the State List of Regulated Noxious Weeds, both published by the
United States Department of Agriculture.
URL: http://www.lsc.usgs.gov/gis/dists/ViewSpecies.asp
Host/Originating
Country: US
Geological Survey Leetown Science Center /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Online tracking system for
reporting and mapping invasive species in the state of
Delaware. All plant records. Basic species
profiles.
URL: http://www.texasinvasives.org/Invasives_Database/Invasives.html
Host/Originating
Country:
Language: English
Description: Database of plants known to occur
in or around Texas that are suspected of causing
invasive problems. Species profiles include digital images and information on
taxonomy, habitat, description, history, biology and spread, ecological threat,
look-alike or similar species, alternatives, management options, distribution,
data sources, and references.
USA Context –
Aquatic IAS Databases
URL: http://www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/fishery/statist/fisoft/dias/index.htm
Host/Originating
Country: Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United
Nations.
Language:
English
Description: Database of 3,150 records for
introduced freshwater fish, mollusks, crustaceans, and marine
species.
URL:
http://www.cce.cornell.edu/programs/nansc/nan_ld.cfm
Host/Originating
Country: Cornell
Cooperative Extension (CCE), Cornell University, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), State University of
New
York /
USA.
Language: English
Description: International library of research,
public policy, and outreach education publications pertaining to invasive marine
and fresh-water aquatic nuisance species in North America.
URL:
http://invasions.si.edu/nemesis/index.html
Host/Originating
Country:
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) /
USA.
Languages:
English
Description: Lists exotic marine and estuarine species in
coastal bays of the continental United
States. Currently provides access to the
Chesapeake Bay Introduced Species Database.
URL:
http://invasions.si.edu/NBIC/ballast.html
Host/Originating
Country:
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) /
USA.
Languages: English
Description: Information on ballast
water and ballast-mediated invasion including; spatial and temporal patterns of
ballast water delivery and management, patterns and rates of marine and
estuarine invasions, directory of ongoing and past research on ballast water and
ballast-mediated invasions.
URL: http://invasions.si.edu/NIS.htm
Host/Originating Country: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
(SERC) / USA.
Language: English
Description: Contains synonomy, common names,
invasion history, invasion mechanism, date of introduction, source region,
history of spread, population biology, life-history characteristics, abundance,
community ecology, habitat utilization, environmental tolerances, ecological
interactions, economic impacts and references for marine and estuarine alien
species in U.S. waters, including organisms that occur in tidal waters of all
salinities (i.e., freshwater to full marine salinities). Also includes the Chesapeake
Bay Nonindigenous Species List
(http://invasions.si.edu/NIS/NIS_CBList.htm).
URL:
http://www.wes.army.mil/el/zebra/zmis/zmishelp.htm
Host/Originating
Country:
U.S. Army Engineer Research and
Development Center /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Information identifying both adult
and immature Zebra Mussels. Includes; life history, impact, monitoring and
detection, management strategies, contaminant issues as well as an extensive
bibliography.
URL: http://www.100thmeridian.org/database.asp
Host/Originating
Country: University of Texas at
Arlington /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Part of a cooperative effort
between state, provincial, and federal agencies to prevent the westward spread
of zebra mussels and other aquatic nuisance species in North
America.
Contains zebra mussel-related information from infested states and provinces
with summary data of areas surveyed, and records of boating movements across
provincial borders within states.
URL: http://www.sgnis.org/
Host/Originating
Country: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Great Lakes Sea Grant Network / USA.
Language: English
Description: Research publications and
education materials produced by Sea Grant programs and other research
institutions across the country on zebra mussels and other aquatic nuisance
species.
URL:
http://www.ncddc.noaa.gov/MIS
Host/Originating
Country: National
Coastal Data Development Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration / USA.
Language: English
Description: Digital Aquatic Inventory and System for
the Early Detection of Invasive Species for detection, species confirmation,
warning to managers, and information on aquatic alien species. Report a species
not listed in the baseline atlas, get information on
U.S. and Canadian aquatic species, map
species distributions, and acquire biological survey and monitoring data.
Natural resource managers and scientists can get critical species information to
help them assess the potential impact and develop response strategies before an
exotic species expands beyond its point of introduction. Detailed species
information includes identification characteristics, photographs, physiological
and ecological requirements, distribution ranges, and the region to which it is
endemic.
URL: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/apps/watersheds/aquaticplants/listbywria.asp
Host/Originating
Country: Washington State Department of Ecology, Water
Quality Program / USA.
Language: English
Description: Survey data from 1994 through
2001, for native and non-native aquatic plant species in
Washington, U.S.A.
URL: http://www.wdfw.wa.gov/fish/ans/ans1.htm
Host/Originating
Country: Washington
Department of Fish and Wildlife / USA
Language: English
Description: Information on aquatic nuisance
species in Washington State, including a list of non-indigenous marine species
and their natural ranges, a list of taxonomic experts, contacts for location
maps, a list of species of concern and related Web links.
URL:
http://nas.er.usgs.gov/
Host/Originating
Country:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological
Resources Division, Florida Integrated
Science Center, Center for Aquatic Resource
Studies / USA.
Language: English
Description: Geo-spatially referenced
biogeographic accounts of nonindigenous aquatic species in the
United
States, including scientific reports,
online/real-time queries, spatial data sets, regional contact lists, and general
information.
URL: http://www.esg.montana.edu/whddb/
Host/Originating Country: Montana State University, Environmental
Statistics Group / USA.
Language: English
Description: Search a Whirling Disease
Database and a Fish Database. Map the results. Fish-pathogen combinations are
displayed as points and circles on a map.
URL:
http://water.dnr.state.sc.us/water/envaff/aquatic/index.html
Host/Originating
Country:
South
Carolina Department of Natural Resources /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Information about South Carolina
aquatic nuisance species including SC Aquatic Plant Management Plan, Illegal
Plant List, Habitat enhancement, and selected species such as Grass Carp and
Zebra Mussel.
URL:
http://www.marineid.org/marine/html/index.html
Host/Originating
Country: Northeast
Aquatic Nuisance Species Panel / USA.
Language: English
Description: An online tool for organizing and
displaying information on marine invasive species and their distributions in the
Northwest Atlantic (USA). Includes an interactive mapping and display of species
distributions.
URL: http://bonita.mbnms.nos.noaa.gov/sitechar/spex.html
Host/Originating
Country:
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary /
USA
Language: English
Description: List of terrestrial plant, algae,
invertebrate, and vertebrate alien species of the Monterey Bay National Marine
Sanctuary, including common and species name, origin, habitat and information
source.
URL:
http://www.fw.umn.edu/research/ruffe/default.html
Host/Originating
Country:
Northland College,
University of Minnesota Department of Fisheries, Wildlife
and Conservation Biology / USA.
Language: English
Description: Provides a general overview and
literature synthesis on the ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernuus), detailing its
geographic distribution, taxonomy and nomenclature, morphology, evolution and
genetics, sensory physiology, habitat, reproduction and early life history, age
and growth, diet and foraging behavior, egg predation, competition, predators,
parasites and pathogens, introductions in Europe and Asia, and management. Other
components of this site include Ruffe scientific resources (annoted
bibliography, powerpoint presentations, field reports), a searchable Ruffe
scientists list, and a categorized and searchable list of online resources on
Ruffe.
URL: http://www.fw.umn.edu/research/milfoil/milfoilbc.html
Host/Originating
Country:
Northland College,
University of Minnesota Department of Fisheries, Wildlife
and Conservation Biology / USA.
Language: English
Description: Provides descriptive information
about Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum
spicatum L.), its invasion history and biocontrol species including the
milfoil weevil (Euhrychiopsis
lecontei) with distribution maps and photographs; a bibliography, a list of
related online resources, access to a searchable literature database, current
research projects (summaries of current Eurasian watermilfoil biocontrol
research at the University of Minnesota), and a list of relevant online reports
and literature.
URL: http://www.apms.org/plants/plants.htm
Host/Originating Country: Aquatic Plant
Management Society / USA and
International.
Language: English
Description: Fact sheets for elevent aquatic
plant species including photographs, scientific and common names, taxonomic
information, US distribution, Worldwide
distribution, ecology, economic importance, ecological importance, and
notes.
URL: http://massbay.mit.edu/exoticspecies/exoticmaps/
Host/Originating
Country:
MIT Sea Grant Center for Coastal Resources /
USA
Language: English
Description: Mapped observation data
(interactive maps) and species descriptions for native and non-native species
identified on and around floating docks and piers throughout the
New
England
coast.
URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/exotics/index.html
Host/Originating
Country: Minnesota
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) /
USA
Language: English
Description: Lists of invasive aquatic and
terrestrial animals and plants including photographic images, species
descriptions, ID cards and guides for each species in the state of
Minnesota.
URL: http://www.iisgcp.org/EXOTICSP/ans.htm
Host/Originating
Country:
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Collection of online information
about 31 species of vertebrate, invertebrate, and floral invasive species
including photographic images, description, impacts, geographical information
(origin, distribution), control methods, picture/image collections, related
external Web sites, other educational resources, and
references.
URL: http://www.spartina.org/species.htm
Host/Originating
Country: CALFED
Bay-Delta Program, United
States Fish and Wildlife Service Coastal
Program, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and the
California State Coastal Conservancy /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Web site of a regionally
coordinated project to address the rapid spread of four introduced and highly
invasive Spartina (cordgrass) species in the San Francisco Estuary. Includes a
species identification section containing photographs and field guides (PDF
format), distribution maps, and project-specific
documentation.
URL: http://www.exoticsguide.org/
Host/Originating
Country: San
Francisco Estuary Institute / USA.
Language: English:
Description: Web site guide containing
photographs, descriptions and ecological information on
common
marine invaders (brown seaweeds, sponges, anemones, worms, snails, clams,
mussels, barnacles, crabs, moss animals, and sea squirts) in the San Francisco
Bay, California, USA.
URL: http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/algae/index.asp
Host/Originating
Country:
Bishop Museum /
USA
Language: English
Description: Taxonomic, descriptive, and
collection site/report information in invasive and native algae species found in
the waters around Hawaii.
URL:
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/weeds_scientific.html
Cost/Originating
Country:
University of California (UC) statewide Integrated Pest
Management (IPM) program, Agriculture and Natural Resources /
USA.
Languages: English
Description: Includes photos of weed
species commonly found in California farms and
landscapes.
URL: http://axp.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/weeds_common.html
Host/Originating
Country:
University of California /
USA
Language: English
Description: Photographic weed identification
gallery listed by common or scientific name, and including brief physical and
habit description, and labeled identification diagrams for weed group
identification.
URL:
http://ag.msu.montana.edu/cipm/cipmpics.asp?type=list&flag=1
Host/Originating
Country: Center for
Invasive Plant Management (CIPM), Department of Land Resources and Environmental
Sciences, Montana State University /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Lists of photographic and
line-drawing images of native and non-native invasive plant species in
Montana,
U.S.A.
URL:
http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/photos.html
Host/Originating
Country: The Nature
Conservancy (TNC)/Wildland Invasive Species Team /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Inventory of invasive species
images.
URL:
http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/cropsystems/DC7376.html
Host/Originating
Country:
University of Minnesota Extension Service /
USA
Language: English
Description: Close-up photographs of common
Minnesota weed seedlings taken at the seedling and 3 - 5 leaf stages for 19
broadleaf weed species and 10 grass weed seedlings, indexed by common
name.
URL: http://www.ks-agr.org/plantpest/list.asp?Folder=Noxious%20Weeds
Host/Originating
Country: Kansas
Department of Agriculture / USA
Language: English
Description: Photographic images of 14 weed
species, listed by common name.
URL:
http://www.weedmanager.net/photo.html
Host/Originating
Country:
WeedManager.net / Australia
Language: English
Description: Photographic library of weed
species.
URL: http://www.wssa.net/subpages/weed/herbarium0.html
Host/Originating
Country: Weed
Science Society of America /
USA
Language: English
Description: Contains pictures of many plants
that are common to North
America.
Some of the plant species listed are not generally considered weeds but may have
toxic or poisonous properties, or are otherwise of general interest as
wildflowers or herbs.
URL: http://www.umassgreeninfo.org/fact_sheets/weed_herbarium/common_name_list.htm
Host/Originating
Country:
University of Massachusetts Amherst /
USA
Language: English
Description: Photographic images of 129
plant/weed species listed (sortable by) scientific, common and family
name.
URL: http://cropsolutions.fmc.com/Crop_Solutions/Insects_Weeds/
Host/Originating
Country: FMC
Corporation / USA
Language: English
Description: Photographic/common name index of
11grass weed species, 16 broadleaf weed species, and 1 sedge weed species.
Includes photos and information on common and scientific name, affected crops,
identification, geographic distribution and products labeled for use as weed
control agents.
URL:
http://invasions.bio.utk.edu/biblio_data/index.html
Host/Originating Country/Originating
Country: Institute
for Biological Invasions (IBI), University of
Tennessee,
Kentucky /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Biological invasions library
containing books, journal articles, government reports, conference proceedings,
magazine and newspaper articles, and other ‘gray’
literature.
URL: http://www.invasive-animals.org.nz/index.html
Host/Originating
Country: Massey University and
University of Waikato /
New
Zealand.
Language: English
Description: Provides scientific information
including bibliographic databases of published research, including some
abstracts, on five species of invasive mammals in
New
Zealand.
URL:
http://agricola.nal.usda.gov/
Host/Originating
Country: National
Agricultural Library, U.S. Department of Agriculture /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Searchable database of books,
serials, audiovisuals, journal articles, book chapters, short reports and
reprints.
URL:
http://www.wisard.org/wisard/home.asp
Host/Originating
Country:
WIS International / The
Netherlands
Language: English
Description: A public domain information
platform providing searchable information on experts, organizations, outputs and
projects in the fields of Agricultural Research for Development (ARD), Natural
Resource Management (NRM) and sustainable development (SD) from the mid-nineties
to present.
URL:
http://www.fw.umn.edu:591/
Host/Originating
Country:
University of Minnesota Department of Fisheries, wildlife
and conservation Biological Filemaker Pro Instant Web Portal /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Provides access to six
bibliographic databases including Weevilbib (92 citations on weevil species
relating to weed biocontrol); ShallowlakeBibl (1675 citations relating to
aquatic invasive species); SEBiblio00 (2422 citations relating to watershed
management and health), MNDNRreps (671 citations for Minnesota State Department
of Natural Resources reports), Exoticsbibl (1985 citations on exotic species),
and Aquaticplantbib (1125 citations on aquatic plants).
URL:
http://aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu/milfoil.html
Host/Originating
Country: Compiled
by John Madsen, Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants,
Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences,
University of Florida /
USA.
Language: English
Description: List of taxonomists, ecologists,
management experts, and resource managers or lake association activists with
experience with the invasive Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum
spicatum).
URL:
http://ein.nbii.gov/advsrch.html
Host/Originating
Country:
U.S. Geological Survey, National
Biological Information Infrastructure /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Search for ecological expertise on
exotic/introduced species.
URL:
http://pestdata.ncsu.edu/ipmexperts/
Host/Originating
Country: Center for
Integrated Pest Management,
U.S. Department of Agriculture /
USA
Language: English
Description: Search for expertise in
IPM.
URL:
http://www.iaglr.org/experts/directory.php
Host/Originating
Country:
International Association for Great Lakes Research (IGLAR) /
USA
Language: English
Description: Search for experts on aquatic
nuisance/exotic species
URL:
http://www.nbii.gov/datainfo/syscollect/tred/
Host/Originating
Country:
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National
Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Search for experts by name,
general or specific taxonomic expertise, geographic expertise or habitat
expertise.
URL:
http://www.eti.uva.nl/Database/WTD.html
Host/Originating
Country:
Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI)
/ The Netherlands
Language: English
Description: This database allows users to
search the World Taxonomist Database for a name (person or institute) and/or
taxonomic specialization.
URL:
http://www.eti.uva.nl/.
Host/Originating
Country:
Language: English
Description: ETI is a non-governmental
organisation (NGO) in operational relations with UNESCO. Our mission is to
develop and produce scientific and educational computer-aided information
systems, to improve the general access to and promote the broad use of taxonomic
and biodiversity knowledge worldwide.
URL:
http://www.faunaeur.org/partners/EXPERT_DATABASE/experts.htm
Host/Originating
Country: Fauna
Europaea Secretariat, Zoological Museum Amsterdam / The
Netherlands.
Language: English
Description: Provides names and contact
information of experts according to phylum.
(Weed Management, Integrated
Pest Management etc.)
URL: http://invasions.si.edu/aird.htm
Host/Originating Country:
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Search for information on people,
research, technology, policy, and management issues relevant to aquatic
invasions, including the ecology of aquatic invasions (vectors, impacts, risk
assessment and response), and the ecology of ballast
water.
URL: http://globallast.imo.org/index.asp?page=bwprojects.htm
Host/Originating
Country: Programme Coordination Unit, Global Ballast Water Management
Programme, International Maritime Organization (IMO) /
London.
Language: English
Description: Lists research and development
projects focusing on the physical, mechanical or chemical treatment of ballast
water to prevent/reduce the transfer of aquatic organisms.
URL:
http://wric.ucdavis.edu/
Host/Originating
Country: University
of California (UC) /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Search for; weed
photographs/images, University of California Pest
Notes, weed control and herbicide
information sources, poisonous plants sources and weed-related
publications.
URL: http://www.ippc.orst.edu/cicp/
Host/Originating Country:
Oregon State University,
Integrated Plant Protection Center /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Search for worldwide integrated
pest management information on crops, pests, control tactics, regions,
organizations and related topics.
URL:
http://axp.ipm.ucdavis.edu/index.html
Host/Originating
Country:
University of California /
USA
Language: English
Description: California State Weed
Identification guide listing 22 species by common name and including information
about identification, life cycle and biology, damage, management, and related
publications for each species.
URL:
http://cain.nbii.gov/weedhandbook
Host/Originating
Country:
California Information Node, National
Biological Information Infrastructure /
USA
Language: English
Description: Online book currently in
downloadable PDF format only but planned for internet publishing. A training
resource for local groups involved in wildland weed mapping providing shared
data standards and instructions on mapping techniques.
URL:
http://www.agnic.org/
Host/Originating Country:
A voluntary
alliance of the National Agricultural Library (NAL), land-grant universities and
other agricultural organizations, in cooperation with citizen groups and
government agencies. USA.
Language: English
Description: Search for; publications,
references, and online databases related to exotic/ invasive species and
agriculture.
URL:
http://www.css.cornell.edu/WeedEco/WeedDatabase/index2.html
Host/Originating
Country: Center for
Invasive Plant Management in the Western United
States,
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Lists ecological data and general
weed management strategies for the most common and difficult to control weed
species in the state of New
York. Includes weed descriptions, color
photographs of weed life history stages, tips on distinguishing the species from
similar looking species, summaries of major control strategies, and statements
about various aspects of the species' ecology.
URL:
http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/esadocs.html
Host/Originating
Country: The Nature
Conservancy (TNC), Wildland Invasive Species Team /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Links to all TNC resources
specific to individual invasive species including invasive plant ESAs (Element
Stewardship Abstracts) written for The Nature Conservancy that summarize
relevant aspects of an organism, including its ecology and control. Also
includes species management abstracts and cultivar notes on invasive
species.
URL: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/index.html
Host/Originating Country: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory -
Missoula, Montana /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Literature reviews of botanical
characteristics, life cycle, habitat, succession, distribution, impacts, fire
ecology, and fire effects for 1000 plant and animal species, including 67
non-native invasive species.
URL:
http://www.bonap.org/
& http://www.invasivespecies.org/Bonap/
Host/Originating
Country:
North
Carolina Botanical
Garden;
University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, USDA, APHIS /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Search for information on all
vascular plants and vertebrate species (native, naturalized, and adventive) of
the United
States and
Canada.
URL: http://www.bishopmuseum.org/research/natsci/invert/phlegacy.html
Host/Originating
Country: Bishop Museum, The State Museum of Natural and
Cultural History, Honolulu Hawaii /
USA.
Language:
English
Description: Lists taxonomic names and identifying
authorities, collection dates, locations and references for 1141 taxa of marine
algae, invertebrates and fishes that have been collected or observed in Pearl
Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii since the first biological observations were made in the
harbor in 1866. Species considered to be introduced or cryptogenic (not
verifiably native or introduced) are so designated.
URL:
http://www.ars-grin.gov/nigrp/robo.html
Host/Originating
Country:
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA),
Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Biological Control Documentation Center (BCDC) /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Contains collection, introduction,
release, culture, establishment, recolonization, and impact of non-indigenous
organisms and pollinators on pests in the
United
States. Includes information on arthropods
(insects, mites and ticks), nematode and other invertebrate pests, weedy plants,
and microbial (bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa) pests.
URL: http://northeastipm.org/
Host/Originating
Country:
Cooperative Extension and Land Grant University IPM programs of the Northeast,
United States Department of Agriculture /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Integrated Pest Management
resources, information, methodology and research by U.S.
State.
URL:
http://www.birc.org/
Host/Originating
Country:
Bio-Integral Resource Center (BIRC),
California /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Information in integrated pest
management, including publications, an Organic Database, and a Pest Control
Advisor Database.
URL:
http://www.weedscience.org/in.asp
Host/Originating
Country: Herbicide
Resistance Action Committee (HRAC), North American Herbicide Resistance Action
Committee (NAHRAC), Weed Science Society of
America (WSSA) /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Monitors the evolution of
herbicide-resistant weeds and assesses their impact throughout the world.
Supported by global collaboration between weed scientists. Provides access to
searchable lists of researchers, herbicides, weed photographs, and herbicide
resistant weeds.
URL: http://www.envbop.govt.nz/Weeds/Weeds.asp
Host/Originating Country: Environment Bay of Plenty Regional Council
/ New
Zealand.
Language: English
Description:
Terrestrial and aquatic weed plants in
New
Zealand.
URL:
http://www.nature.nps.gov/publications/ranking/ranking.html
Host/Originating
Country:
United
States
National
Park Service (NPS) /
USA
Language: English
Description: Handbook for ranking exotic plants
for management and control by Ronald D. Hiebert, National Park Service,
Nebraska, USA.
URL:
http://www.eman-rese.ca/eman/ecotools/protocols/terrestrial/exotics/intro.html
Host/Originating
Country:
Environment Canada /
Canada.
Language: English
Description: Online guide to monitoring exotic
and invasive plants by Erich Haber, National Botanic Services, Ontario, Canada.
Includes examples of monitoring projects.
URL:
http://www.ippc.orst.edu/cicp/gateway/Index.htm
Host/Originating
Country: Integrated
Plant Protection
Center,
Oregon State University /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Linked list of Internet resources on
weeds and their control.
URL: http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/biocontrol/
Host/Originating
Country:
Cornell University /
USA.
Language: English,
Spanish
Description: Photographs and descriptions of
biological control (or biocontrol) agents of insect, disease and weed pests in
North
America
(currently includes individual pages of approximately 100 natural enemies of
pest species); A tutorial on the concept and practice of biological control and
integrated pest management (IPM).
URL:
http://scarab.msu.montana.edu/ipm/
Host/Originating
Country:
Montana State University Extension Service /
USA
Language: English
Description: Provides integrated pest
management information, guides, listings of diagnostics, personnel, reports,
species information, and pesticide information.
(Aquatic & Terrestrial)
URL:
http://nmnhgoph.si.edu/msw/
Host/Originating
Country:
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Department of
Systematic Biology Vertebrate Zoology /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Contains the names of the 4,629
currently recognized species of mammals, including invasive species, in a
taxonomic hierarchy that includes Order, Family, Subfamily, and
Genus.
URL:
http://www.fishbase.org/home.htm
& http://filaman.uni-kiel.de/home.htm
Host/Originating
Country: The
FishBase Project, The WorldFish Center /
Philippines.
Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese,
French, German, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Chinese.
Description: Search
for taxonomic and descriptive information, for fish species of the world,
including introduced species.
URL: http://209.35.44.130/elasmo/default.asp
Host/Originating
Country:
Elasmoworld.org / location unspecified.
Languages: English
Description: Contains over 4000 entries
and over 10,000 keywords relating to elasmobranches, including invasive
elasmobranches.
URL:
http://www.reefbase.org/
Host/Originating
Country: ReefBase
is a project by The WorldFish Center /
Philippines, and the International Coral Reef
Action Network (ICRAN) / UK, financial support by United
Nations Foundation (UNF) / USA.
Languages: English
Description: Search for coral information
including information about threats to coral reefs such as
IAS.
URL:
http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/avibase.jsp?pg=home&lang=EN
Host/Originating
Country: BirdLife
International / UK
Language: English, Spanish, French, German,
Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Swedish
Description: Checklists of avian species by
country – indicating total numbers of introduced species by country and status
of each species (e.g. introduced, threatened etc.).
URL: http://www.applesnail.net/
Host/Originating
Country: Stijn
Ghesquiere (PhD Student) University of Maastricht / The
Netherlands
Language: Chinese, Czech, German, Spanish,
French, Italian, Korean, Hungarian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese,
Russian, Romanian, Swedish, English.
Description: Comprehensive Web site providing
detailed information about species in the apple snail family – Ampullariidae
including care (as pets), ecology, species, anatomy, embryology, genetics, pest
alerts, photographs, links, literature, graphics, and related
cultural/socio-economic and agricultural issues.
(Aquatic & Terrestrial)
URL:
http://www.fna.org/FNA/
Host/Originating
Country: Flora of
North
America
Association / USA.
Language: English
Description: Search for information on the
names, taxonomic relationships, continent-wide distributions, and morphological
characteristics of all plants native and naturalized in North
America
north of Mexico.
URL:
http://www.calm.wa.gov.au/florabase/index.html
Host/Originating
Country: Department
of Conservation and Land Management, Government of
Western
Australia /
Australia.
Languages: English
Description: Search for descriptive data for
the families, genera and species of all vascular plants in the state of
Western
Australia, including names, images and
distribution maps for weed species. * Requires
registration.
URL: http://pestdata.ncsu.edu/cropprofiles/pmcropprofiles.cfm?usdaregion=National%20Site
Host/Originating Country:
U.S.
Department of Agriculture / USA.
Language: English
Description: Profiles various crop species grown
in the U.S., and includes data about the
arthropod and plant pests that affect them, including invasive species. Search
by crop type, region, and/or key terms. Each crop profile includes listings of
pest species and their potential damage, monitoring techniques, pest life
history, and possible controls.
URL: http://plants.usda.gov/
Host/Originating Country: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural
Resources Conservation Service / USA.
Language: English
Description: Provides names, checklists,
automated tools, identification information, species abstracts, distributional
data, crop information, plant symbols, plant growth data, plant materials
information, plant links, references, and other plant information, a Federal
Noxious Weeds List, a list of State Noxious Weed Reports, an Invasive Plants of
the U.S. list; and an Introduced Plants of the U.S. list.
URL: http://www.wes.army.mil/el/aqua/apis/apishelp.htm
Host/Originating Country: U.S.
Army Corp of Engineers, Engineer Research and
Development Center, Environmental Laboratory /
USA.
Language: English
Description: Provides information on five
aquatic invasive plants (alligator weed, Eurasian water milfoil, hydrilla, water
hyacinth, and water lettuce).
URL:
http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb/
Host/Originating
Country:
School of Biological Sciences,
University of Southampton /
UK
Language: English
Description: Catalogue of world legume species.
Search for invasive legume species by scientific name. Results indicate
existence of weedy populations, invasion impacts, invasive potential and status.
URL:
http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/FE/fe.html
Host/Originating
Country:
Royal Botanical
Garden of
Edinburgh /
UK.
Language: English
Description: Searchable floral taxonomic
database. Non-native species distributions are indicated by symbology including
square brackets.
URL: http://www.efloras.org/
Host/Originating
Country:
Harvard University /
USA.
Language: English (primary) but national
resources in associated languages
Description: Web access to national floral
lists and online taxonomic keys (by botanical family) for Flora of China, Flora
of Missouri, Flora of North America, Flora of Pakistan, Moss Flora of China,
Trees and Shrubs of the Andes and
Ecuador. This site accesses or is sourced
from: Harvard [ActKey, Botanical Publications, Botanical Specimens, Botanists,
Flora of China, Flora of North America, Harvard University Herbaria, Hu Cards];
the California Academy of Sciences - Dept. of Botany; the International Plant
Names Index (IPNI); Missour Botanical Garden; Museum National d’Histoire
Naturelle – Paris; New York Botanical Garden, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh,
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew ePIC, Smithsonian Institution – Dept. of Botany,
Tropicos, and the Vascular Plant Type Catalog (NYBG).
URL: http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/alldb.shtml
Host/Originating
Country:
Missouri Botanical
Garden /
USA
Language: English, national
resources in associated languages
Description: Access to international
floral checklists and databases including VAST Nomenclature [VAScular Tropicos],
VAST Bibliography, VAST Image Index, Exsiccatae Data Base [Specimen Data], Index
to Plant Chromosome Numbers (IPCN), W3Most Nomenclature [MOSs Tropicos], W3Most
Bibliography, Applied Research DNA Specimen Database, Bryological Glossary,
Catalogue
of New
World
Grasses [CNWG], Flora Mesoamerica Checklist [in Spanish], Flora of
Panama Checklist, Peru Checklist, Catalogue of the
Vascular Plants of Ecuador [W3CEC]
Jatun Sacha
Biological Station (Ecuador), Flora of Bilsa Biological Station (Ecuador), Flora
of Yasuní National Park (Ecuador), Flora of the Cordillera del Cóndor Project
(Ecuador), Checklist and Descriptions for the Flora de Nicaragua [Descriptions
in Spanish], Flora of Madidi National Park (Bolivia), Flora of China Checklist,
Bryophyte Flora of North America (http://ridgwaydb.mobot.org/bfna/bfnamenu.htm),
