Report prepared for the Experts Meeting Towards the Implementation of a Global Invasive Species Information
Network (GISIN), 6-8 April, 2004. Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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8/30/2004
Host/Originating Country: U.S. Department of Agriculture / USA.
Language: English
Description: Profiles various crop species grown in the U.S., and includes data about the arthropod and plant pests that
affect them, including invasive species. Search by crop type, region, and/or key terms. Each crop profile includes listings of
pest species and their potential damage, monitoring techniques, pest life history, and possible controls.
205.
PLANTS Database (USDA)
Host/Originating Country: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service / USA.
Language: English
Description: Provides names, checklists, automated tools, identification information, species abstracts, distributional data,
crop information, plant symbols, plant growth data, plant materials information, plant links, references, and other plant
information, a Federal Noxious Weeds List, a list of State Noxious Weed Reports, an Invasive Plants of the U.S. list; and an
Introduced Plants of the U.S. list.
206.
Host/Originating Country: U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, Environmental
Laboratory / USA.
Language: English
Description: Provides information on five aquatic invasive plants (alligator weed, Eurasian water milfoil, hydrilla, water
hyacinth, and water lettuce).
207.
Host/Originating Country: School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton / UK
Language: English
Description: Catalogue of world legume species. Search for invasive legume species by scientific name. Results indicate
existence of weedy populations, invasion impacts, invasive potential and status.
208.
Host/Originating Country: Royal Botanical Garden of Edinburgh / UK.
Language: English
Description: Searchable floral taxonomic database. Non-native species distributions are indicated by symbology including
square brackets.
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