Links about exotic species

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Did you find any links describing effects of exotic species in the Great Lakes region or other areas? If so, please scroll down and click on "Contribute an answer". Please follow the guidelines given in Assignment 2 when reporting on your link.

-- Sharon Gabel (gabel@oswego.edu), February 08, 2000

Answers

Name:Exotic Species. URL:http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/monitoring/exotics/cercopagis.html, By The United Stated Enviromental Protection Agency(EPA). Rating **1/2

Review: This site was o.k. It talked about one of the Newest Exotic Species to come to the Great Lakes called the Cercopagis pengoi.It talked about their reproduction and how they might become one of the most common exotic species because of their reproduction capabilities. Other links are available on this site.

-- Amy Tice (atice1@oswego.edu), February 11, 2000.

http://www.great-lakes.net/envt/exotic/exotic.html

I personaly found the site to be very helpful. There are many subtopics such as boidiversity, tourism, the economy, news. You can post news and view current news pertaining to the Great Lakes.There is a Hot Topics section with alot of interesting information.Exotic spieces are sub topiced by ;crustanceans, fish,plants,and mollucks.There is a sample fish tank and an extensive photo gallerey. The site also has educational material. I liked the site alot and think might be helpful.

-- Jessica Wells (joamsxe1@aol.com), February 14, 2000.

Name: Exotic Species URL: http://www.d.umn.edu/seagr/areas/exotic.html This source provides lots of useful information on exotic species in the Great Lakes as well as other Seas. It is founded by the Sea Grant in Minnesota. This sight provides full color pictures and very detailed explanations of many different types of exotic plants and organisms.

-- Jeremy Dunn (jdunn@oswego.edu), February 15, 2000.

name: Great Lakes Exotic Species discussed. URL: http://www.wcco.com/ news/stories/news-990427-053948.html

This is a great web site which focuses mainly on zebra muscles and gobies. This is a very informative sight which has a great color picture. The above sight is a link off of this one, so I would suggest reading this sight first, the clicking on the link to view other exotic species.

-- Jeremy Dunn (jdunn@oswego.edu), February 15, 2000.


Title: Welcome to the Sea Lamprey Fishtank. URL http://www.glfc.org/ slft.htm. By The GLFC Homepage. Agency - organization. This was more of a fun site, it had pictures and descriptions of sea lamprey life forms and barriers in the gtear lakes. Rating ***

-- Laura reschke (lreschke@oswego.edu), February 15, 2000.


Title: Great Lakes Concerns http://www.michiganinbrief.org/text/issues/issues-30.htm

The autor isn't listed but it is maintained by the Public Sector Consultants. Review: This site was really informative. It had a lot of information that could have been listed under general information such as Water Quality, Management of the lakes and background information. It's strongest points were on exotic species though. It explains how species have altered the lakes ecosystem, the economic and social costs of exotic species along with how people can help to control the increase in exotic species. It was very easy to use. ****

-- Kelly Tremblay (ktrembla@oswego.edu), February 16, 2000.


Title: Exotic Species: Adapted from Visualizing the Great Lakes. URL: http://www.epa.gov/25water/exotic/index.htm Author: Pranas Pranckevicius (that's what it said?!) Location: gov (government) Rating: ***

This site did not have any words or explanations about exotic species, but I gave it a 3-star rating because the pictures were really good.

-- Erika Knight (eknight@oswego.edu), February 16, 2000.


Title: Zebra Mussels in the Great Lakes

URL: www.great-lakes.net/enut/exotic/zebra.html

This site explains all about the zebra mussels in the Great Lakes. It deals with the pros and cons of these exotic mussels in the great lakes.

-- Russell Levett (techer02@yahoo.com), February 16, 2000.


Name:International Association for Great Lakes Research.URL:http://www.iaglr.org/,By The International Association for Great Lakes. Rating**1/2

Review: This paticular site is useful in updating the recent dicoveries in exotic species that are associated with the Great Lakes.One of the reports described Stressor Identification. For example, how it detects and separates the different varities of stressors in water. There are many other availble links to this site.

-- ELizabeth Beauregard (beaurega@oswego.edu), February 16, 2000.


Name:International Association for Great Lakes Research.URL:http://www.iaglr.org/,By The International Association for Great Lakes. Rating**1/2

Review: This paticular site is useful in updating the recent dicoveries in exotic species that are associated with the Great Lakes.One of the reports described Stressor Identification. For example, how it detects and separates the different varities of stressors in water. There are many other availble links to this site.

--Elizabeth Beauregard(beaurega@oswego.edu), February 16,2000

-- ELizabeth Beauregard (beaurega@oswego.edu), February 16, 2000.



Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance http://www.glc.org/ans/anspanel.html Great lakes Commission Rating: ***

Review: This site gives information about publications, Information & Education strategy and much more.

Morgan Anderson, anderson@glc.org

-- Kristin Kohl (kohl@oswego.edu), February 17, 2000.


Name: Exotic Species in teh Greak Lakes Basin Site: http://great-lakes.net/envt/exotic/exotic.html Webmaster: Christine Manninen, manninen@glc.org Rating: ***

This site not only tells us what the exotic species are, but it also tells us what the hazards are, the plan to fix them, and pictures of them.

-- Stacey Fuller (sfuller1@oswego.edu), February 17, 2000.


Exotic Species in the Great Lakes Basin. URL-http://great- lakes.net/envt/exotic/exotic.html. By-Christine Manninen

Review-This was my favorite site. I clicked onto a related link to the spiny water fly and found all about where it lives, what it eats, and its effects on the Great Lakes Region. There are also other related links, reguarding other exotic species that live in the Great Lakes. Pictures are also available. Rating-****

-- Jill Forster (forster@oswego.edu), February 17, 2000.


Title: VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE (VDFW)

NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION (NYDEC)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE

WILDLIFE SERVICES

http://www.anr.state.vt.us/fw/fwhome/gull/gull.htm

Well... This site is about a gull. Corny pictures and lots of words take away from the appeal to me. However, if you get a kick out of learning about gulls of the Great Lakes, and especially those in vermont, then, go here, and bring a pillow!

*/****

-- Jason Gibson (gibby@twcny.rr.com), February 17, 2000.


Exotic Species URL: http://www.d.umn.edu/seagr/areas/exotic.html This site is nice because it talks about the exotic species of the Great Lakes, as well as the species of other water bodies. Its bright pictures, too, are a plus.

-- Anne Murphy (amurphy@oswego.edu), February 17, 2000.


Author: J.L. Pappas Center for Great Lakes and Aquatic Sciences University of Michigan http://www.umich.edu/~phytolab/GreatLakesDiatomHomePage/top.html ***: Impressive cataloging of Diatom species within the Great Lakes.

-- Jason Pepping (pepping@oswego.edu), February 17, 2000.

Title:Animated map showing Zebra Mussel distribution Url:http://www-atlas.usgs.gov/zmussels1.html Author:USGS Agency:USGS Interesting animation depicting spread of Zebra Mussel.***

-- Michael Paul Humphrey (mphtank@hotmail.com), February 17, 2000.

Title:The National Atlas of the United States of America Zebra Mussel Information Url:http://www.nationalatlas.gov/zmussels2t.html Author:don't know Agency:Government Good background lots of info about Zebra mussels****.

-- Michael Humphrey (mphtank@hotmail.com), February 17, 2000.

Title:The Zebra Mussel Page Url:http://www.science.wayne.edu/~jram/zmussel.htm Author:Jeffrey L. Ram Agency:Wayne State University Good pictures,slideshow presentation and links about zebra mussels.***

-- Michael Paul Humphrey (mphtank@hotmail.com), February 17, 2000.

Name:BRINGING THE BALD EAGLE BACK TO LAKE ERIE URL:http://www1.ec.gc.ca/cgi-bin/foliocgi.exe/osoeeng/query=*/doc/ {t223}? Rating*** Review: This source focuses on the bald eagle's presence in the Great Lakes basin. However this source deals with many other issues, including biomagnification, land use and pollution within the Great Lakes basin and uses the bald eagle as a model to discuss the impact of these issues on species located within the Great Lakes basin.

-- Peter Lazarek (lazarek@oswego.edu), February 17, 2000.

Name: Purple Loosestrife URL: http://www.glifwc.org/loosestrife/pages/index.htm Rating** Review: This site gives a history of the inadvertant introduction of this plant by European settlers. Also, the site describes the process in which the loosestrife has threatened the integrity of wetland habitats by outcompeting the native vegetation. Chemical and biological methods of removing the loosestrife are discussed as well.

-- Peter Lazarek (lazarek@oswego.edu), February 17, 2000.

www.glc.org/ans/anspanel.html

This site is called the Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS). It contains information on how to prevent and control ANS in the Great Lakes, such as Zebra Mussels and Purple Loosestrife. You can send away for information on the history, causes, and risks posed by ANS.**

-- Renee Parmiter (parmiter@oswego.edu), February 17, 2000.


Website: "Dispersal of Exotic Species in the Great Lakes: Crayfish as a Model System for Benthic Species" URL: http://ag.ansc.purdue.edu/il-in-sg/research/br/brr11.htm Author: David Lodge and Jeffrey L. Feder Group: Sea Grant Summary: This site is a college project on the dispersal of exotic species in the Great Lakes. Boring to read, but it shows what other college studets are doing with studying the Great Lakes Rating: *

-- Melissa Armstrong (marmstro@oswego.edu), February 17, 2000.

Exotic Species- This site has links to all types of the Great Lakez exotic species, such as zebra mussels, round goby, spiny water flea, ruffe, purple loosestrife,Eurasian milfoil,sea lamprey http://www.engin.umich.edu/seagrant/esgl.html also has links to maps where they can be found, a useful one I found was at this link: http://www.msue.msu.edu/seagrant/zmfiles/zmap&list.html Rating:****

-- alyssa connelly (connelly@oswego.edu), February 17, 2000.

Exotic Species- the Purple Looestrife http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/1999/loosstrf/loosstrf.htm tells what is is, where it came from, how it grows, and what problems it causes. Informative, pictures,tons of links to other areas, Rating:****

-- alyssa connelly (connelly@oswego.edu), February 17, 2000.

Exotic species- http://great-lakes.org/ruffail.html "stocking fails to control ruffe" talks about the great lakes and the problems with this predatorial fish, history, great links are provided, a great site! Rating:****

-- alyssa connelly (connelly@oswego.edu), February 18, 2000.

Name: Region 3: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service URL: http://www.fws.gov/r3pao/ By: r3_pao@fws.gov By: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Review: I think this site does a good job at connecting people and wildlife of the area. It is very user friendly and aimed at the common person. Rated:****

-- Jeffrey Stiles (jstiles@oswego.edu), February 18, 2000.

Zebra Mussel Information. The URL of this page is: http://www.science.wayne.edu/~jram/zmussel.htm. This site is from th USGS, and it was from the Floida Caribbean Science Center site.

This is an excellent site!!! Very informative and well developed. This site included lots of cool things to help us learn more about zebra mussels. They included things such as a distribution map, zebra slide show, a zebra mussel glossary, frequently asked questions, status reports and tons of info!! I checked out the slide show, and I found it interesting because they showed lots of pictures of zebra mussels, and I was amazed what they looked like. And I liked it because the slides show included summary info. If you want or need more info on zebra mussels, this site will lead you in the right direction with links and books and publications. Very usefull!!! rate=***** check it out!!

-- Amy Bunn (blueyedBunny@hotmail.com), February 18, 2000.


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