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National Invasive Species Forecasting System

The FORT research team will develop maps of invasive species at local, regional, and national scales and identify priority invasive species, vulnerable habitats, and pathways of invasion. County-level and point data on occurrence will be linked to plot-level and site-level information on species abundance and spread. Together, USGS, NASA, and CSU More...

  • Photograph of Cheatgrass at Dinosaur National Monument

National Invasive Species Information Center (NISIC)

From the About NISIC. "The National Invasive Species Information Center (NISIC) was established in 2005 at the National Agricultural Library to meet the information needs of users including the National Invasive Species Council. ... NISIC creates and manages the www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov Web site. The Web site serves as a reference gateway to More...

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife Refuge Invasive Species Survey

This research project addresses a global invasive species problem and its significant impacts on natural resources, economy, and health of the United States. These impacts threaten the mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System and decreases the ability of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to meet its goals and objectives for fish and More...

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NBII Invasive Species Information Node (ISIN)

Hundreds of new species from other countries are introduced intentionally or accidentally into the U.S. each year. The Invasive Species Information Node (ISIN) creates a central repository for information pertaining to the identification, description, management, and control of invasive species. This resource provides links to avian influenza More...

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Influence of Timber Harvest and Floods on the Distribution of Exotic Riparian Plants

Riparian vegetation is intimately linked to the stream and river channels along which it grows. This project addresses the status of the riparian zone along Redwood Creek north coastal California, and answers three questions: 1) How have the overstory riparian conditions changed in Redwood Creek and major tributaries since the advent of timber More...

  • Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius) colonizes bare ground areas

Impact of invasive species on reptiles and amphibians

Native amphibian and reptile populations worldwide are under threat from exotic invasive species of plants and animals, including other reptiles and amphibians. As habitats are changed and plant community organization is modified by exotic species, delicate relationships between plants and animals are altered or eliminated, creating a negative More...

  • Green turtle (Chelonia mydas L.)

DiscoverLife

The Invasive Species Information Node partner DiscoverLife.org has been developing an all taxa species identification web tool. They conceptualized the Polistes Foundation, Nature Days, ID Nature guides, and an online reporting tool (the Polistes Global Map Browser powered by TopoZone) that allows users to report a siting of a species location. More...

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Invasive Species Forecasting System

The Invasive Species Forecasting System (ISFS) is a Web-based information management and modeling environment tailored to the needs of the invasive species community. When fully implemented, it will provide a way of managing the data and modeling activities that underpin invasive species research, management, and policy decision-making. The More...

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