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A leading cause of biodiversity loss in many aquatic ecosystems is the introduction of exotic species. An exotic species is a non-native plant or animal deliberately or accidentally introduced into a new habitat.
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www.epa.gov/bioindicators/aquatic/exotic.html
www.epa.gov/bioindicators/aquatic/exotic.html
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Representing the national sport fishing community on Congressionally mandated federal Ruffe Control Committee and Great Lakes Panel on Exotics, the Great Lakes Sport Fishing Council recognizes the seriousness of incidentally introduced foreign species(exotics) into our ecosystem. ... Resources to Great Lakes Exotic...
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www.great-lakes.org/exotics.html
www.great-lakes.org/exotics.html
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Exotic species have threatened the Great Lakes ever since Europeans settled in the region. Since the 1800s, more than 140 exotic aquatic organisms of all types - including plants, fish, algae and mollusks - have become established in the Great Lakes.
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www.great-lakes.net/envt/flora-fauna/invasive/invasive....
www.great-lakes.net/envt/flora-fauna/invasive/invasive.html
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Introduced species - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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An introduced , alien , exotic , non-indigenous , or non-native species , or simply an introduction , is a species living outside its native distributional range, which has arrived ther...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Introduced_species
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The National Invasive Species Council (NISC) was established by Executive Order (EO) 13112 to ensure that Federal programs and activities to prevent and control invasive species are coordinated, effective and efficient.
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www.invasivespecies.gov/
www.invasivespecies.gov/
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Scientific and Common Names of known Exotic Plant Species in the Redwood National and State Parks ... Exotic species currently targetted are underlined. Species with high priority for control are in bold.
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www.nps.gov/redw/epsplist.htm
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Chapter 6 of Biodiversity and Conservation, a Hypertext Book by Peter J. Bryant ... Chapter 9: SECONDARY EFFECTS OF OVER-EXPLOITATION ... ; Hypertext Book Table of Contents...
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darwin.bio.uci.edu/~sustain/bio65/lec09/b65lec09.htm
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