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Invasions of the Brown Tree Snake (Boiga irregularis)

This chapter is a part of a larger volume report called Our Living Resources: A report to the nation on the distribution, abundance, and health of U.S. plants, animals, and ecosystems. This chapter deals with non-native species - more specifically, the brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis), as an invasive species and its effects on native birds More...

  • brown treesnake (Boiga irregularis)

USGS Brown Treesnake Project

This webpage highlights the goal of BTS-related research is to eradicate the snake on Guam, and to prevent further infestations elsewhere.

  • brown treesnake (Boiga irregularis)

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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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)

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)

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

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.)

Asian shore crab, Japanese shore crab, Pacific crab, Hemigrapsus sanguineus (De Haan) (Arthropoda: Grapsidae)

This webpage is a species profile and nonindigenous species information bulletin of the Asian shore crab, Japanese shore crab, Pacific crab, Hemigrapsus sanguineus (De Haan)(Arthropoda: Grapsidae), with information on its identification and native range, life history, habitat, nonindigenous occurrences, means of introduction, its environmental More...

  • Asian Shore Crab (Hemigrapsus sanguineus)

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

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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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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