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Researching invasive species

Detailed coverage of invasive species threatening livelihoods and the environment worldwide

The ISC is a constantly developing encyclopaedic resource containing:
Datasheets on over 1500 invasive species and animal diseases
Basic datasheets on further species, countries, habitats and pathways
Bibliographic database of over 75,000 records (updated weekly)
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Casuarina cunninghamiana Casuarina cunninghamiana (Australian beefwood)
C. cunninghamiana is a fast growing species with prolific seeding ability.Its preferred habitat is close to water, allowing its seeds to be...
Casuarina glauca Casuarina glauca (scaly oak (Australia))
Binggeli (1999) considered this to be a highly invasive tree species. It is now a category 1 pest plant species in Florida, USA where its...
Cuscuta europaea Cuscuta europaea (European dodder)
C. europaea has not proved to be a highly invasive species, but there are very significant risks of accidental introduction with contaminated crop...
Cuscuta epithymum Cuscuta epithymum (alfalfa dodder)
C. epithymum has not proved to be a highly invasive species, but there are very significant risks of accidental introduction with contaminated crop...
Cuscuta reflexa Cuscuta reflexa (dodder)
C. reflexa is less widespread than Cuscuta campestris, but is capable of serious crop damage where it does occur. It is classified as a 'principal'...
Cyperus compressus Cyperus compressus (annual sedge)
C. compressus is a very prominent weed of rice in India (throughout the northern plains), Pakistan, Bangladesh and throughout South-East Asian...
Cyperus rotundus Cyperus rotundus (purple nutsedge)
In their survey of the world's weeds, Holm et al. (1977) deduced that C. rotundus was the worst, based on its occurrence in 52 crops in 92...
  Cytisus scoparius (broom)
The economic impact of broom in western North America has been estimated as at least US$ 11 million (Isaacson, 2000). No systematic economic...
Dichrostachys cinerea Dichrostachys cinerea (sickle bush)
D. cinerea is a fast growing tree that has become an undesirable weed and is particularly a problem in areas where there has been overgrazing. In...
Delairea odorata Delairea odorata (Cape ivy)
D. odorata has demonstrated its invasive nature on three continents, with California, USA and parts of Australia probably being the worst impacted...
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