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Southwest Exotic Plant Information Clearinghouse

The Internet Map Server (IMS) visually displays the non-native, invasive plants (weed) occurrences in the current (2003) SWEMP database. An IMS allows you to interactively draw, query, and print maps. The SWEMP IMS was developed from ESRI's ArcIMS presentation product.The Southwest Exotic Plant Information Clearinghouse is a cooperative effort More...

  • SWEMP IMS Screenshot, United States Map

Progression of the Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) Distribution in North America

This website is a map that shows the Progression of the Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) Distribution in North America. The site links to a distribution map in small lakes and also a photo gallery.

  • image of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha)

Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program (NAS)

Invasive nonindigenous species are important because they threaten native communities, alter habitats, and can have significant economic impacts. In aquatic environments, invasive species can be especially noxious because native species have few options for escaping direct interactions such as predation and competition for habitat and food. This More...

  • African jewelfish (Hemichromis letourneuxi)