URL: http://www.nybg.org/bsci/hcol/inva/
Host/Originating Country: New York Botanical Garden / USA.
Language: English
Description: Herbarium specimen-based database of invasive plant species in the U.S. according to Federal Noxious Weed List and/or the State List of Regulated Noxious Weeds, both published by the United States Department of Agriculture.
168.Delaware Invasive Species Tracking System
URL: http://www.lsc.usgs.gov/gis/dists/ViewSpecies.asp
Host/Originating Country: US Geological Survey Leetown Science Center / USA.
Language: English
Description: Online tracking system for reporting and mapping invasive species in the state of Delaware. All plant records. Basic species profiles.
169.TexasInvasives Plant Database
URL: http://www.texasinvasives.org/Invasives_Database/Invasives.html
Host/Originating Country:
Language: English
Description: Database of plants known to occur in or around Texas that are suspected of causing invasive problems. Species profiles include digital images and information on taxonomy, habitat, description, history, biology and spread, ecological threat, look-alike or similar species, alternatives, management options, distribution, data sources, and references.
USA Context – Aquatic IAS Databases 170.Database on Introductions of Aquatic Species (DIAS) (FAO)
URL: http://www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/fishery/statist/fisoft/dias/index.htm
Host/Originating Country: Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
Language: English
Description: Database of 3,150 records for introduced freshwater fish, mollusks, crustaceans, and marine species.
171.National Aquatic Nuisance Species Clearing House (NANSC) (USA)
URL: http://www.cce.cornell.edu/programs/nansc/nan_ld.cfm
Host/Originating Country: Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE), Cornell University, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), State University of New York / USA.
Language: English
Description: International library of research, public policy, and outreach education publications pertaining to invasive marine and fresh-water aquatic nuisance species in North America.
172.National Exotic Marine & Estuarine Species Information System (NEMESIS) (SERC)
URL: http://invasions.si.edu/nemesis/index.html
Host/Originating Country: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) / USA.
Languages: English
Description: Lists exotic marine and estuarine species in coastal bays of the continental United States. Currently provides access to the Chesapeake Bay Introduced Species Database.
173.National Ballast Water Information Clearinghouse (NBIC) (SERC)
URL: http://invasions.si.edu/NBIC/ballast.html
Host/Originating Country: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) / USA.
Languages: English
Description: Information on ballast water and ballast-mediated invasion including; spatial and temporal patterns of ballast water delivery and management, patterns and rates of marine and estuarine invasions, directory of ongoing and past research on ballast water and ballast-mediated invasions.
174.National Marine and Estuarine Invasions Database (NIS) (SERC)
URL: http://invasions.si.edu/NIS.htm
Host/Originating Country: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) / USA.
Language: English
Description: Contains synonomy, common names, invasion history, invasion mechanism, date of introduction, source region, history of spread, population biology, life-history characteristics, abundance, community ecology, habitat utilization, environmental tolerances, ecological interactions, economic impacts and references for marine and estuarine alien species in U.S. waters, including organisms that occur in tidal waters of all salinities (i.e., freshwater to full marine salinities). Also includes the Chesapeake Bay Nonindigenous Species List
(http://invasions.si.edu/NIS/NIS_CBList.htm).
175.Zebra Mussel Information System (ZMIS) (USArmyCorp)
URL: http://www.wes.army.mil/el/zebra/zmis/zmishelp.htm
Host/Originating Country: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center / USA.
Language: English
Description: Information identifying both adult and immature Zebra Mussels. Includes; life history, impact, monitoring and detection, management strategies, contaminant issues as well as an extensive bibliography.
176.100th Meridian Database
URL: http://www.100thmeridian.org/database.asp
Host/Originating Country: University of Texas at Arlington / USA.
Language: English
Description: Part of a cooperative effort between state, provincial, and federal agencies to prevent the westward spread of zebra mussels and other aquatic nuisance species in North America. Contains zebra mussel-related information from infested states and provinces with summary data of areas surveyed, and records of boating movements across provincial borders within states.
URL: http://www.sgnis.org/
Host/Originating Country: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Great Lakes Sea Grant Network / USA.
Language: English
Description: Research publications and education materials produced by Sea Grant programs and other research institutions across the country on zebra mussels and other aquatic nuisance species.
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