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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
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Search results for '"Kingdom\: Plantae"'
Alternanthera philoxeroides Alternanthera philoxeroides (alligator weed)
A. philoxeroides is one of the greatest threats to rivers, wetlands and irrigation systems in the world. This weed is extremely difficult to...
Sapium sebiferum Sapium sebiferum (Chinese tallow tree)
Rapid growth, precocious and prolific seeding, adaptability to a wide variety of soil conditions, tolerance of both drought, flooding and a degree...
  Tamarix ramosissima (saltcedar)
T. ramosissima possesses numerous inherent physiological characteristics that make it adapted to natural or modified riparian...
Calotropis procera Calotropis procera (apple of sodom)
C. procera is native to West Africa as far south as Angola, North and East Africa, Madagascar, the Arabian Peninsula, Southern Asia, India and...
  Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda grass)
Habitat characteristics that are generally thought to encourage invastions are disturbances, low species richness and high resource...
Cyperus esculentus Cyperus esculentus (yellow nutsedge)
C. esculentus is not listed in the species list of ISSG (2004), the Federal Noxious Weeds of the south-eastern USA (USDA, 2004), the...
Digitaria ciliaris Digitaria ciliaris (southern crabgrass)
D. ciliaris is listed as a serious or principal weed of 11 countries, mainly in Asia (Holm et al., 1979) and in a wide range of crops, including...
Digitaria sanguinalis Digitaria sanguinalis (large crabgrass)
After competition from D. sanguinalis for 6 weeks and for a full season, Phaseolus vulgaris yields were reduced by 28 and 72%, respectively, and...
Egeria densa Egeria densa (leafy elodea)
E. densa is highly desired in aquaria and small ponds, but has become a serious invasive species in larger bodies of fresh water, where dense mats...
Eichhornia crassipes Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth)
E. crassipes, a native of South America, is a major freshwater weed in most of the frost-free regions of the world and is generally regarded as the...
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