Please note: some of the links presented below are external to NOAA-GLERL.
Regional and National Partner Agencies and Programs
- National Invasive Species Council
- Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species
- International Association for Great Lakes Research
- National Invasive Species Information Center
- Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
Database of GLRI Funded Projects - NOAA AIS Programs in the Great Lakes Region
- Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health (invasives.org)
- Wisconsin First Detector Network
Other Species Distribution Databases
- USGS NAS (Nonindigenous Aquatic Species)
- NEMESIS (National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System)
- USDA PLANTS
- EDDMapS
- iMapInvasives
- Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
- Midwest Invasive Species Network (MISIN)
- European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN)
- Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation (BISON)
- NatureServe - National Species Dataset
Includes maps of native ranges - Global Invasive Species Database (ISSG)
- Global Invasive Species Database (GBIF)
- Invasive Species Compendium (CABI)
- Niagara Region’s Aquatic and Riparian Invasive Species Control Database
Other Regional and National Campaigns and Tools
- Blue Accounting
Tracking progress towards regional goals - Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center
(MAISRC) offers an Aquatic Invasive Species Management 101 online class - Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers!
Preventing the spread of invasive species through boating and recreation - Nab the Aquatic Invader
For teachers and students - Habitattitude
For aquatic pet owners - Great Lakes Detector of Invasive Aquatics in Trade (GLDIATR)
- Invasive Mussel Collaborative
Connecting people, science, and management to advance technology for invasive mussel control - Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative
Includes control maps, maps of the management areas (with linked contact info), and lots of good information on phragmites control
GLERL Research and Outreach