GEO 350
ECOSYSTEMS AND EXOTIC SPECIES
INSTRUCTIONAL LINKS
USGS Invasive Species
Yellowstone Ecosystem Studies.
Ecosystem impacts of wolf reintroduction.
Biodiversity issues:
Understanding biodiversity
(from the Union of Concerned Scientists)
Invasive species:
Wisconsin:
DNR invasive species page
Alien Invaders
Exotic smelt threaten walleye fishery
Earthworms and the Northwoods
(MN page
here
)
Federal Government website on invasive species
National Parks Service
Integrated Pest Management Manual
(information on a number of species afflicting federal lands)
The Nature Conservancy's
America's Least Wanted
(an extensive list of exotic invaders)
Purple Loosestrife Management
Zebra mussels: distribution, information
Zebra mussels and other invasive aquatic species
Africanized Honey Bees
"Killer seaweed hits California"
Further, general information and links:
Control of exotic species
(USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)
Control of noxious and exotic weeds
Further information on the control of noxious weeds
A summary of the economic and other impacts of exotic species
(from the on-line journal
Consequences
).
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