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Coastal Prairie: Cogongrass alert

Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica) is an agressive, perennial grass from Southeast Asia. Introduced into the United States on at least two separate occasions, this weed is currently invading Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana and has recently been discovered in East Texas. Cogongrass is considered one of the 10 worst weeds worldwide and is More...

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Rotala rotundifolia

This web resource is a species profile for the Roundleaf toothcup (Rotala rotundifolia), with images of the species and a distribution map.

  • Rotala rotundifolia (roundleaf toothcup)

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)

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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Blister Rust Wars in Western National Parks

Summary of the efforts between the 1920s and 1970s to control white pine blister rust fungus. Control measures included hand-pulling and using chemical herbicides against plants from the genus Ribes from several national parks.

  • Ribes eradication for National Parks in the Northwest, 1930-1970

Scleria lacustris (Wright's nut-rush) invasive and spreading in seasonal marshes of Florida

This web resource is a species profile and checklist for the Scleria lacustris (Wright's nut-rush), which is an invasive plant, which spreads in seasonal marshes of Florida. The site gives an introduction to the plant, along with identification tips with images of the weed.

  • Wright's nut-rush (Scleria lacustris)

Wyoming Sagebrush Fire

Periodic fire is a natural part of sagebrush steppe ecosystems in the Great Basin. However, a suite of human-caused factors has dramatically changed fire regimes in many of these systems. Decades of fire suppression and livestock grazing have produced dense, single-aged sagebrush stands and invasion by cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) has increased More...

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Salinity Tolerance of Hemichromis letourneuxi

The African jewelfish (Hemichromis letourneuxi) has been established in canals surrounding the Miami area since the 1960s. With changes in water delivery to the park, the species has recently (2000) entered Everglades National Park and expanded its range westward through Big Cypress National Preserve. Simultaneously, African jewelfish from a More...

  • African jewelfish (Hemichromis letourneuxi)

Effects of salinity on survival, growth and reproduction of non-native Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) from southern Mississippi

The Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is commonly used in aquaculture worldwide. Feral populations exist in many regions where individuals escape culture and establish in natural habitats. In Mississippi, Nile tilapia are established in at least three distinct localities (fig. 1): the lower Pascagoula and Escatawpa river drainages, and a More...

  • Image of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Limber Pine Communities

This summary describes limber pine habitat, distribution, mortality, and interralationship with bears and squirrels. The extensive damage of blister rust infection is also described, with a table of preliminary data on the status of and effect of blister rust on limber pine (Pinus flexilus) stands sampled.

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Case of the Red Shiner: What Happens When a Fish Goes Bad?

The red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis) is a hardy, widespread minnow native to the middle and southwestern United States and Mexico. Its native range encompasses the lowland tributaries of the Mississippi River and western Gulf slope drainages to the Rio Grande River. The red shiner peripherally occurs in the southeastern United States, inhabiting More...

  • Male red shiner in near-peak spawning coloration (46 mm Standard Length).

Asian Carp Invasion of the Upper Mississippi River System

The Long Term Resource Monitoring Program (LTRMP) has been collecting Asian carp from the Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS) and documenting changes in abundance and size structure. This research summary shows the annual increase in number of catches since 1990 and compares habitat type and collecting gear types to the percentage of catches.

  • Upper Mississippi River System and locations of Long Term Resource Monitoring Program trend analysis