A dichotomous key makes it easy to identify an unknown organism. Our dichotomous key is for invasive plants. The key allows users to identify a plant by answering a series of questions regarding the plant's appearance and attributes.
The Central Southwest Gulf Coast Region includes many different ecosystems ranging from humid, semi-tropical coastal swamps to arid, mountainous areas. Because of this, the region contains a large number of invasive species including species with a high economic impact and ruderal species. The Invasive Species Database provides baseline occurrence data of invasive species for the region but also details occurrences for areas of particular interest or environmentally sensitive areas like Coastal Plains.
The Future of Angling - How to Help "Problems that look muddily abstract on a big scale take on color and texture when you talk about waters close to home." This quote has never been truer than it is today, particularly when it comes to the issue of aquatic invasive species and the impacts they are creating on our natural aquatic sy... ( Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 )
Barrier to Keep Asian Carp Out of Great Lakes Faces Criticism The last stand in the battle to keep Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes is under way.
The Army Corps began tests last week to see whether it can permanently crank up the power on its new electrical fish barrier on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal to a strength that will actually turn bac... ( Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 )
Missouri Battling Spread of Zebra Mussels Microscopic zebra mussel larvae turned up in samples of water taken by workers with Missouri Department of Conservation at Pomme de Terre lake in June.
It will take approximately six weeks to analyze the remaining samples and determine whether other Missouri reservoirs are infested. Read the f... ( Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 )
Should Species be Relocated to Prevent Extinction? As temperatures rise in the mountains of the Western United States, the chinchilla-like American pika is paradoxically freezing to death. A warmer climate means less snow during the winter months, which burrowing animals depend on to for insulation against life-threatening cold snaps. Over a third ... ( Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 )
