Applied Science I

Definition
General Links
Producers
Consumers
What I Can Do To Help

Invasive Species - Definition

What is an Invasive Species - NISIC

http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/whatis.shtml 

Invasive Species - General Links

National Invasive Species Information Center
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov

Invasive and Exotic Species of North America
http://www.invasive.org

National Invasive Species Council (NISC) 

http://www.invasivespecies.gov

Global Invasive Species Database 

http://www.issg.org/database/welcome/

Silent Invaders
http://www.fsu.edu/~imsp/silent_invaders/new_weeds/main_html/
Click on Intro

Invasipedia
http://wiki.bugwood.org/Invasipedia

Invasive Species - National Biological Information Infrastructure 

http://www.nbii.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=221&mode=2&in_hi_userid=2&cached=true

Invasive Species - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

http://www.fws.gov/contaminants/issues/invasivespecies.cfm

Invasive Species - Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources 

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/index.html

Producers

Algae

Rock Snot 

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17523153 

Weeds

Giant Salvinia
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/aquatics/salvinia.shtml
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SABI9 

http://salvinia.er.usgs.gov/
http://aquaplant.tamu.edu/plant-identification/alphabetical-index/giant-salvinia/

Kudzu
http://www.fsu.edu/~imsp/silent_invaders/new_weeds/main_html/
(Hit F11 on your keyboard, then choose the field guide, then click on Plants) http://www.issg.org/database/species/ecology.asp?si=81&fr=1&sts=sss  http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/plants/kudzu.shtml
http://www.se-eppc.org/manual/kudzu.html

Common Water Hyacinth
http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/seagrant/eiccra2.html#hpdist http://www.invasive.org/browse/subject.cfm?sub=3020
http://www.invasive.org/browse/subinfo.cfm?sub=3020
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=EICR
http://www.in.gov/dnr/files/WATER_HYACINTH.pdf
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/aquatics/waterhyacinth.shtml

Eurasian Water-Milfoil 
http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/mysp1.htm 
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/invasives/fact/milfoil.htm http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/plants/weeds/milfoil.html http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/aquatics/watermilfoil.shtml 

Musk Thistle 
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/plants/muskthistle.shtml
http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/canu1.htm
http://www.invasive.org/browse/subinfo.cfm?sub=3011
http://dnr.wi.gov/invasives/fact/thistles_musk.htm
http://www.wildflowers-and-weeds.com/weedsinfo/Carduus_nutans.htm http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/natres/03102.html http://www.main.nc.us/SERAMBO/exotic/maps/mhcarnut.html

Tansy Ragwort
http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/animalsAndPlants/noxious-weeds/weed-identification/tansy-ragwort.aspx
http://www.nwcb.wa.gov/weed_info/Senecio_jacobaea.html
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SEJA

Trees

Australian Pine
http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/caeq1.htm
http://www.invasive.org/browse/subinfo.cfm?sub=3268
http://www.floridata.com/ref/c/casu_equ.cfm
http://www.tbep.org/isteachersguide/PDF/AustralianPine.pdf
http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/node/18
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casuarina

Melaleuca
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melaleuca
http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/node/264
http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/mequ1.htm
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=MEQU

Salt cedar (Tamarisk)
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/plants/saltcedar.shtml
http://www.livestockweekly.com/papers/99/07/15/whlsaltcedar.asp 
http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/tama1.htm
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/plantsci/weeds/w1223w.htm
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/plants/weeds/aqua013.html

Consumers

Crustacean

Spiny Water Flea
http://www.great-lakes.net/envt/flora-fauna/invasive/spinyflea.html#overview http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/pubs/invasive/6watflea.html http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/eek/critter/insect/waterflea.htm
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/aquaticanimals/spinywaterflea/index.html http://www.iisgcp.org/exoticsp/spiny_water_flea.htm  

Mollusk

Zebra Mussel
http://www.great-lakes.net/envt/flora-fauna/invasive/zebra.html http://www.nationalatlas.gov/articles/biology/a_zm.html
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/aquatics/zebramussel.shtml
http://octopus.gma.org/surfing/human/zebra.html http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/eek/critter/invert/zebramussel.htm  http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/ais/zebramussel

Giant African Snail
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/animals/africansnail.shtml
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/nurspest/giant_African_snail.htm
http://www.massnrc.org/pests/pestFAQsheets/giantafricanlandsnail.html 
http://www.pbs.org/saf/1204/features/nature.htm 
http://www.bristolzoo.org.uk/learning/animals/invertebrates/giant-land-snail
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/MDA_Giant_African_Land_Snail_Fact_Sheet_92709_7.pdf 

Fish

Sea Lamprey
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/aquatics/lamprey.shtml 
http://www.great-lakes.net/envt/flora-fauna/invasive/lamprey.html
http://www.glsc.usgs.gov/main.php?content=research_lamprey&title=Invasive%20Fish0&menu=researchinvasive
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/eek/critter/invert/lamprey.htm
http://seagrant.wisc.edu/greatlakesfish/sealamprey.html  http://www.in.gov/dnr/files/SEA_LAMPREY1.pdf 

Mammal

Nutria
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coypu 
http://www.issg.org/database/species/ecology.asp?si=99&fr=1&sts=sss http://www.enature.com/flashcard/show_flash_card.asp?recordNumber=MA0103 http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/aquatics/nutria.shtml http://www.cse.pdx.edu/wetlands/nwnutria.dir/nnw.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080306094624.htm
http://www.nutria.com/site5.php
http://icwdm.org/handbook/rodents/nutria.asp  http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/nutria/

Reptiles and Amphibians

Brown Tree Snake
http://www.issg.org/database/species/ecology.asp?si=54&fr=1&sts=sss 
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/animals/bts.shtml 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_tree_snake
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/pubs/fsheet_faq_notice/fs_wsbtsnake.html 
http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/Snake.html 
http://www.fort.usgs.gov/resources/education/bts/bioeco/btsnake.asp  
http://www.mesc.usgs.gov/resources/education/bts/bts_home.asp

Cane Toad
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/animals/canetoad.shtml
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/bufo/b._marinus.html http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/amphibians/cane-toad/ http://www.issg.org/database/species/ecology.asp?si=113&fr=1&sts=sss http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/canetoad.htm http://www.zo.utexas.edu/research/txherps/frogs/bufo.marinus.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cane_toad

African Clawed Frog
http://www.columbia.edu/itc/cerc/danoffburg/invasion_bio/inv_spp_summ/xenopus_laevis.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_clawed_frog http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,258519,00.html
http://www.petstation.com/clfrog.html
http://www.enature.com/fieldguide/showSpeciesRecNum.asp?recnum=AR0746 http://www.werc.usgs.gov/hq/invasive/clawfrog.html http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/Facts/FactSheets/Africanclawedfrog.cfm http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Xenopus_laevis.html

Bird

European Starling
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/european_starling/id
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/animals/eurostarling.shtml
http://icwdm.org/handbook/birds/EuropeanStarlings.asp
http://www.seattleaudubon.org/birdweb/bird_details.aspx?id=360
http://issg.appfa.auckland.ac.nz/database/species/ecology.asp?si=74&fr=1&sts=sss
http://www.saburchill.com/hfns02/chapters/chap022bfp.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Starling 
http://natureali.org/european_starling.htm
http://www.wbu.com/chipperwoods/photos/estarling.htm 

Insects

Asian Longhorned Beetle
http://www.uvm.edu/albeetle/identification/index.html
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/animals/asianbeetle.shtml
http://pest.ceris.purdue.edu/searchpest.php?selectName=INALQCA
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/plant_pest_info/asian_lhb/index.shtml
http://www.sciencenews.org/sn_arc99/6_12_99/bob2.htm
http://www.asian-longhorned-beetle.com/index.html
http://sciencebulletins.amnh.org/biobulletin/biobulletin/story683.html http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/feb98/beet0298.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_long-horned_beetle

Colorado Potato Beetle
http://www.potatobeetle.org/ 
http://www.mainepotatoipm.com/ipmfactsheets/cpb.pdf
http://www.uri.edu/ce/factsheets/sheets/colpotbeetle.html

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_potato_beetle

http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef312.asp

http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/coloradopotato.html

Gypsy Moth
 
http://www.issg.org/database/species/ecology.asp?si=96&fr=1&sts=sss http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/animals/eurogypsymoth.shtml

Africanized Honeybee
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2124.html
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/animals/afrhonbee.shtml
http://ceris.purdue.edu/napis/pests/ahb/imap/ahball.html

Fire ant
 http://www.issg.org/database/species/ecology.asp?si=1014&fr=1&sts=sss http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/fireants/
http://ipmworld.umn.edu/chapters/lockley.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_ant

Mediterranean Fruit Fly
http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/pdep/target_pest_disease_profiles/mediterranean_ff_profile.html
http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/fruit/mediterranean_fruit_fly.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratitis_capitata
http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/insects/fruitfly.pdf

Invasive Species - What You Can Do To Help

Invasive Species - Nature Conservancy

http://www.nature.org/initiatives/invasivespecies/

Created May 2011 by  Cheryl T. Naslund, Library-Media Specialist, at Union Endicott High School Library Media Center.  Last updated May 26, 2010 by Cheryl Naslund.  Your comments and suggestions are encouraged.