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Invasive Species

Explore the impact of invasive species in the Pacific Basin
Introduction to Invasive Species Invasive Species events in Hawaii and around the Pacific Basin
The subject of invasive species is one of the most pressing in the entire field of ecology in the Pacific Basin. Invasive species can change whole ecosystems by altering the water, soil, nutrient and energy cycles. The costs of containment, control and/or clean-up are astronomical. For instance, control or eradication of invasive species costs agriculture about a quarter of the US agricultural gross national product each year. The human cost can be even higher,  for example, the invasive Asian Tiger Mosquito spreads diseases like Dengue fever and West Nile virus in the US. More...
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    Species Accounts

    Title: Species Profile: Wild Cat external
    Description: This website provides a species account of the feral common house cat (Felis silvestris).
    Publisher: University of Michigan Museum of Zoology - Animal Diversity Web
    Date Validated: 6/24/2005
    Related Topics: Avian Conservation, Invasive Species
    Title: Species Profile: Indian Mongoose external
    Description: This website provides a species account of the Indian mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus).
    Publisher: University of Michigan Museum of Zoology - Animal Diversity Web
    Date Validated: 6/24/2005
    Related Topics: Avian Conservation, Invasive Species
    Title: Invasions of the Brown Tree Snake external
    Description: This section of the 1999 United States Geological Survey Status and Trends report documents the species loss to Guam prior to the introduction of the brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis).
    Publisher: United States Geological Survey
    Date Validated: 6/24/2005
    Related Topics: Avian Conservation, Invasive Species
    Title: Hawaii State Listed Noxious Weeds external
    Description: This website provides links to fact sheets including distribution and status for plants listed on Hawaii's Noxious Weed List.
    Publisher: United States Department of Agriculture
    Date Validated: 5/29/2007
    Related Topics: Invasive Species
    Title: Species Information: Formosan koa external
    Description: This website provides a description, photos, and distribution information for Formosan koa (Acacia confusa), an invasive plant in Hawaii.
    Publisher: University of Hawaii, Manoa - Botany Department
    Date Validated: 8/26/2005
    Related Topics: Plants, Invasive Species
    Title: Introduced Species in Hawaii: Mammals external
    Description: This website provides species accounts detailing range information, impacts and management plans for the more damaging invasive mammals of Hawaii.
    Publisher: Earlham College
    Date Validated: 7/1/2005
    Related Topics: Invasive Species
    Title: Feral Hog in Oklahoma external
    Description: This website provides identification, photographs, illustrations, impacts, life cycle, habitat, controls, and legal aspects of the feral pig (Sus scrofa) in Oklahoma.
    Publisher: The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc.
    Date Validated: 6/24/2005
    Related Topics: Invasive Species
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    Management Plans

    Title: Feral Swine: A Compendium for Resource Managers external
    Description: This document details the proceedings for a conference on feral swine (Sus scrofa).
    Publisher: Texas Natural Resource Server
    Date Validated: 6/24/2005
    Related Topics: Invasive Species

    Title: Species Profile: Polynesian Rat external
    Description: This document describes the life history and control methods of the often invasive Polynesian rat (Rattus exulans).
    Publisher: United States Department of Agriculture
    Date Validated: 6/24/2005
    Related Topics: Avian Conservation, Invasive Species
    Title: Community Outreach and Interagency Involvement: Examples from Maui, Hawaii external
    Description: This article in Elements of Change 1994 shows that local support is very helpful in invasive species eradication efforts.
    Publisher: Aspen Global Change Institute
    Date Validated: 8/12/2005
    Related Topics: Invasive Species
    Title: Appendix 2 A Draft Model Law: Prevention of Harm by Non-Indigenous Species Act external
    Description: This article in Elements of Change 1994 presents a draft text of a model invasive species prevention law.
    Publisher: Aspen Global Change Institute
    Date Validated: 8/12/2005
    Related Topics: Invasive Species
    Title: The Ecological and Socio-Economic Impacts of Invasive Alien Species on Island Ecosystems external
    Description: This report describes the findings of Global Invasive Species Programme expert on the impacts of alien species on island ecosystems.
    Publisher: Global Invasive Species Programme
    Date Validated: 8/26/2005
    Related Topics: Invasive Species, Publications
    Title: Threat Abatement Plan for Predation by Feral Cats external
    Description: This document describes the management plan employed by the Australian government to control invasive feral cats (Felis silvestris).
    Publisher: Environment Australia
    Date Validated: 6/24/2005
    Related Topics: Avian Conservation, Invasive Species,
    Title: Threat Abatement Plan for Competition and Land Degradation by Feral Goats external
    Description: This document describes the effects that over-populated feral goats (Capra hircus) can have on the environment.
    Publisher: Environment Australia
    Date Validated: 6/24/2005
    Related Topics: Avian Conservation, Invasive Species
    Title: Threat Abatement Plan: Feral Pigs external
    Description: This website document describes management options to control the impact of feral pigs (Sus scrofa).
    Publisher: Environment Australia
    Date Validated: 6/24/2005
    Related Topics: Avian Conservation, Invasive Species
    Title: Threats and Impacts - Rats external
    Description: This website describes rat species (Rattus spp.) that can be invasive, and their control methods.
    Publisher: New Zealand Department of Conservation
    Date Validated: 5/29/2007
    Related Topics: Avian Conservation, Invasive Species
    Title: FEDERAL-STATE ALIEN SPECIES ACTION PLAN for the KAHULUI AIRPORT, MAUI, August 1998 external
    Description: This website provides access to the Kahului airport Alien Species Action Plan (ASAP), with the objective of preventing the introduction of alien species to Maui.
    Publisher: Federal Aviation Administration
    Date Validated: 8/12/2005
    Related Topics: Invasive Species
    Title: Integrated Management Plan for the Brown Tree Snake on Pacific Islands external
    Description: This document outlines the management of the highly invasive brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) in infested areas on Pacific Islands.
    Publisher: Cornell University Press
    Date Validated: 6/24/2005
    Related Topics: Avian Conservation, Birds, Invasive Species
    Title: Alien Pest Species Invasion in Hawaii: Background Study external
    Description: This report describes and assesses the current systems used in Hawaii to prevent the introduction of unwanted alien species and to respond to those pests that succeed in entering the state.
    Publisher: Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk
    Date Validated: 6/29/2005
    Related Topics: Invasive Species
    Title: Integrated Pest Management Manual: Ants external
    Description: This website provides the basic information needed to implement a pest management system for structure-infesting ants (Formicidae), including life history characteristics, monitoring, and control recommendations.
    Publisher: National Park Service
    Date Validated: 7/13/2005
    Related Topics: Invasive Species
    Title: Integrated Pest Management Manual: Fire Ants external
    Description: This website provides the basic information needed to implement a pest management system for the fire ant (Solenopsis geminata), including life history characteristics, monitoring, and control recommendations.
    Publisher: National Park Service
    Date Validated: 7/13/2005
    Related Topics: Invasive Species
    Title: Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Management Plan for the State of Hawaii external
    Description: This website details a plan to enhance coordination of current management efforts, address remaining problem areas, and identify additional actions needed to address aquatic invasive species issues in Hawaii.
    Publisher: Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources
    Date Validated: 6/29/2005
    Related Topics: Invasive Species
    Title: Filling the Gaps in the Fight Against Invasive Species external
    Description: This article details some of the gaps in Hawaiian invasive species control and provides suggestions for how to fill them.
    Publisher: Legislative Reference Bureau
    Date Validated: 6/30/2005
    Related Topics: Invasive Species
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    Educational Resources

    Title: Hawaii State Department of Health external
    Description: This website describes the products and programs of the Hawaii state Department of Health and contains links to public health information, health education resources, and information about mosquitoes and mosquito control.
    Publisher: Hawaii Department of Health
    Date Validated: 8/12/2005
    Related Topics: Invasive Species, Land Invertebrates
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    Images

    Title: General Information and Images - Piper auritum external
    Description: This website provides general information and photos of Vera cruz pepper or false kava (Piper auritum) eradication work in Pohnpei.
    Publisher: Dana Lee Ling
    Date Validated: 8/26/2005
    Related Topics: Invasive Species, Plants
    Title: Rare Hawaii Home Page external
    Description: This website provides photos of feral game mammal damage and information about the specific ways each of these introduced species is destroying what makes Hawaii unique.
    Publisher: Rare Hawaii
    Date Validated: 8/15/2005
    Related Topics: Invasive Species, Mammals
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    Databases

    Title: Bishop Museum Hawaiian Alien Snail Database external
    Description: This database allows the user to search for species, status, distribution and ecological impact information about alien snails. Searches are done by scientific name.
    Publisher: Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum - Hawaii Biological Survey
    Date Validated: 7/13/2005
    Related Topics: Invasive Species
    Title: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Authority Files external
    Description: This website provides links to authority files providing the standard categories to be used when documenting (a) the major habitats a taxon occurs in; (b) the major threats to the taxon; and (c) what conservation measures are in place.
    Publisher: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
    Date Validated: 8/9/2005
    Related Topics: Invasive Species
    Title: Non-indigenous Aquatic Species: Hawaii Portal external
    Description: The website provides access to multiple databases holding information on non-indigenous aquatic species in Hawaii.
    Publisher: United States Geological Survey Biological Resources Division
    Date Validated: 8/26/2005
    Related Topics: Aquatic Invertebrates, Invasive Species, Fish, Herps
    Title: Fish Osteology Zooarchaeology Reference Collection Database external
    Description: This website provides access to the Fish Osteology Zooarchaeology Reference Collection Database and is searchable by order, family, genus and species, common and local names, locality and status (whether endemic, indigenous, or non-indigenous).
    Publisher: Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
    Date Validated: 8/26/2005
    Related Topics: Invasive Species, Fish
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