Please Leaf: We Need New Ways to Control Aquatic Weeds
Weeds may be annoying to gardners, but they can prove devastating for ecosystems once they escape into the environment, leaving no space for native plants and animals. Read More…
invasive species
Flashback Friday: Dime Store Turtle
Today's Flashback Friday is a look at the red-eared slider's journey from popular pet store item to pesky invasive species. If a name was ever indicative of Read More…
Conserving Freshwater Biodiversity in the Anthropocene
We are living in the Anthropocene. Scientists have classified the current geologic epoch based on overwhelming evidence that human influence is a dominating force affecting Earth’s key Read More…
Internet Invasives: The Eco Threat of Online Shopping
Are you harboring a threat to freshwater species on your computer? It’s ubiquitous, it’s addicting, and it may be lurking in an open tab in your browser Read More…
You Shall Not Pass: Using Selective Barriers to Block Invasive Species
Imagine being on a road trip to visit friends or family, only to find that the road you’re used to traveling has been permanently closed. While humans Read More…
The Delta’s Most Wanted
Invasive species are not only a nuisance to managers and landowners, they also cause serious problems for native plants and animals. These tenacious trespassers can severely alter Read More…
All Boys Club
Can skewing sex ratios of invasive fish save salmonids? Last year we wrote a Fish Report about a predator-control method being developed by Idaho’s Department of Fish Read More…
Nutria Alert: Save a Wetland, Eat a Swamp Rat
They’ve spread across the globe wreaking havoc through the destruction of levees, drainages, and thousands of acres of marshland. It might sound like the work of aliens Read More…
Crab Wars: The Invasive European Green Crab
San Francisco Bay is considered the most invaded estuary in the world, in part due to its heavy ship traffic that transports species from other places. One Read More…
Common Carp: A Prized Pest?
Our recent quest to determine the most interesting fish in the world revealed that common carp, Cyprinus carpio, are common indeed – especially in the scientific literature, Read More…