Invasive Species Resources for Puerto Rico

  Map showing region from Miami to Cuba and Puerto Rico.  Google maps.
Map showing region from Miami to Cuba and Puerto Rico. Google maps.
The information provided below will lead you to invasive species lists, data, activities, laws, and groups working on invasive species in Puerto Rico.

Resources on Invasive Species in Puerto Rico
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CollapseAldo Leopold Wilderness Invaders Surveys and Databases
Description: Website used to aid management efforts to prevent and control the spread of invasive species within wilderness areas. Information that can be accessed includes which species are problems in other wilderness areas, control methods that have been used on these species, and contact information for managers that are dealing with these species. The Interagency Exotic Plant Survey and Database can be downloaded as well as A Survey of Exotic Plants in Federal Wilderness Areas.
Resource Type: Databases and Information Systems
Resource Format: PDF, URL
Publisher: Leopold Institute
ExpandBrown Tree Snake Control Plan
ExpandDidymosphenia geminata : A nuisance freshwater alga
ExpandInvasive Marine and Estuarine Animals of the South Atlantic and Puerto Rico
ExpandInvasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) Database: Ecology of Solenopsis invicta
ExpandNational Plant Board (NPB)
ExpandNational Plant Board (NPB) - Regional Plant Boards
ExpandNaturalized Exotic Tree Species in Puerto Rico
ExpandNon-Indigenous Species: Government Response to the Brown Tree Snake and Issues for Congress
ExpandPomacea bridgesii, Spiketop Applesnail
ExpandPuerto Rico Regulatory News and Pest Survey Information
Map Resources on Invasive Species in Puerto Rico
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CollapsePomacea bridgesii, Spiketop Applesnail
Description: This is a fact sheet on Pomacea bridgesii. It includes links to collection records and interactive maps showing the introduced ranges.
Resource Type: Fact Sheets
Resource Format: URL
Publisher: United States Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Program
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