Learn More about Invasive Species

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The NBII Invasive Species Node (ISIN) is a data management portal for invasive plants, animals, and pathogens in the U.S. It coordinates invasive species information from other NBII nodes, several USGS Science Centers, and other government and non-government partners. The ISIN is working to create an early detection and rapid response information system for the control of invasive species in the United States.

Visit the Invasive Species Node to learn more.

Invasive Species - West Virginia

This page serves relevant regional information for West Virginia about invasive species to reflect current species information including data, maps, links and tools. Much of the information compiled in this section is taken directly from the Invasives Species Information Node (ISIN).

West Virginia Invasive Species Data, Maps, Links, and Tools

Invasive Species in West Virginia
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CollapseAmerica's Least Wanted: Alien Species Invasions of U.S. Ecosystems (PDF, 36 pp., 1.49 MB)
Description: This report focuses on those intruders that threaten our nation's rich natural heritage. Discusses problems with alien invaders and a profile for these species: zebra mussel, purple loosestrife, flathead catfish, tamarisk, rosy wolfsnail, leafy spurge, green crab, hydrilla, balsam wooly Adelgid, miconia, Chinese tallow, and brown tree snake. Also discusses "containing the invasion" and provides references.
Resource Type: Research Reports and Summaries
Resource Format: PDF
Publisher: NatureServe
ExpandAppalachian Trail Environmental Monitoring >> Invasive Species Early Detection
ExpandAppalachian Trail MEGA - Transect: An Introduction - George Wright Society, Portland, Or. (PDF, 1 pp., 6.61 MB)
ExpandAquatic Invasive Species Programs and Activities: 50-State Summary (PDF, 76 pp., 445 KB)
ExpandBallast Water and Aquatic Invasive Species (PDF, 2 pp., 222 KB)
ExpandCanada Thistle (Cirsium arvense)
ExpandClimate change and mountain-top removal mining
ExpandCommon Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)
ExpandDidymosphenia geminata : A nuisance freshwater alga
ExpandDisappearing Jewels: The Status of New World Amphibians (PDF, 60 pp., 3.60 MB)

Invasive Species of the Week
(IUCN Invasive Species Specialist Group - ISSG)

Click on the button below to open a PDF file of a fact sheet for the 'Invasive Species of the Week'.

The ISSG has launched this 'Invasive Species of the Week' button to raise awareness of the impacts of invasive species on native biodiversity and threatened ecosystems. For information about how to add this button to your own Web site, contact Shyama Pagad (Manager, Species Information Services, IUCN SSC ISSG).

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