Aquatic Invasive Species, Related Links
Estimates vary, but it is likely that over 180 different species have invaded the Great Lakes watershed. Invasives can outcompete our natives, change the biological pathways of nutrients and toxins, become a nuisance by fouling man-made structures, or have entirely unforeseen impacts on the natural community or regional economies. Staying on top of new invasions and striving to prevent future ones is essential to Lake Erie's future health.
Related Links
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force
http://www.anstaskforce.gov
Exotic Aquatics on the Move
http://www.iisgcp.org/EXOTICSP/
Food Web Disruption
http://www.foodwebdisruption.org/
Great Lakes Fishery Commission
http://www.glfc.org/
Great Lakes Information Network
http://www.great-lakes.net/
Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species
http://www.glc.org/ans/ans-res/httoc.html
National Aquatic Nuisance Species Clearinghouse
http://aquaticinvaders.org/
Sea Grant Nonindigenous Species (SGNIS)
http://www.sgnis.org/
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Invasive Species
http://invasives.fws.gov/
U. S. Geological Survey Nonindigenous Aquatic Species
http://nas.er.usgs.gov/
Links of interest
Nab the Aquatic Invader!
http://www.sgnis.org/kids/
National Invasive Species Information Center
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/
National Sea Grant Office: Aquatic Invasive Species
http://www.seagrant.noaa.gov/themesnpa/aquaticinvasivespecies.html
Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database Working Group
http://sgnis.org/nisc/niasdwg.htm
Nonindigenous Species Database Network
http://www.nisbase.org/
Reducing the Introduction and Disturbance of Aquatic Non-Native Invasive Species Through Outreach and Education (RIDNIS)
http://www.ridnis.ucdavis.edu/
