Links

  • Invasive Species Research Institute
  • Science Enterprise Algoma
    Science enterprise Algoma (seA) was established in January 2005 to take advantage of economic development opportunities that exist in the natural resource and life science industry sectors in the Algoma Region and Northern Ontario
  • Great Lakes Forestry Centre
    The Great Lakes Forestry Centre (GLFC) is one of six Canadian Forest Service (CFS) centres in Canada
  • Ontario Forestry Research Institute
    As a ministry, we are working to promote healthy, sustainable ecosystems and conserve biodiversity (the variety of life on Earth). We conduct scientific research and apply the findings to develop effective resource management policies. The Ministry of Natural Resources also manages Ontario’s Crown land, promotes economic opportunities in the resource sector and enhances opportunities for outdoor recreation.
  • Ontario Invasive Plant Council
    The Ontario Invasive Plant Council (OIPC) is a non-profit, multi-agency organization founded in April 2007 by a group of individuals and organizational representatives who saw the need for a coordinated provincial response to the growing threat of invasive plants. The OIPC is currently housed within the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, a non-profit, charitable organization providing the OIPC with administrative support and office space in its initial stages.
  • Invasive Plant Council of BC
    Through province-wide cooperation and coordination, the Invasive Plant Council of BC (IPCBC) is working to minimize the negative ecological, social, and economic impacts caused by the introduction, establishment, and spread of invasive plants
  • Global Invasive Species Program (GISP)
    The Global Invasive Species Programme is an international partnership dedicated to addressing the global threat of invasive species. Established in response to the first international meeting on invasive alien species held in Trondheim, Norway (1996), GISP’s mission is to conserve biodiversity and sustain livelihoods by minimising the spread and impact of invasive species...
  • Global Invasive Species Information Network (GISIN)
    The Global Invasive Species Information Network (GISIN) was formed to provide a platform for sharing invasive species information at a global level, via the Internet and other digital means.
  • Global Invasions Research Coordination Network (GIN)
    We are group of 50 scientists from around the world interested in the ecology and evolution of biological invasions.
  • Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) - Global Species Database
    The ISSG promotes and facilitates the exchange of invasive species information and knowledge across the globe and ensures the linkage between knowledge, practice and policy so that decision making is informed.
  • Atlas of Exotic Species in the Mediterranean (CIESM)
    The CIESM Atlas of Exotic Species is the first attempt to provide a comprehensive, group by group, survey of recent marine "immigrants" in the Mediterranean, which is undergoing drastic and rapid changes to its biota.
  • USA National Invasive Species Information Center
    Describes databases available online related to invasive species as well as general biodiversity.
  • Baltic Sea Alien Species Database
    A qualified reference system on alien species for the Baltic Sea area, available online for environmental managers, researchers, students and all concerned
  • European Network on Invasive Alien Species (NOBANIS)
    The North European and Baltic Network on Invasive Alien Species (NOBANIS) is a gateway to information on alien and invasive species in North and Central Europe
  • Delivering Alien Invasive Species Inventories for Europe (DAISIE)
    The Biological Records Centre (BRC), established in 1964, is the national focus in the UK for terrestrial and freshwater species recording (other than birds). It works with the voluntary recording community throughout Britain and Ireland. The BRC database contains over 15 million records of more than 12000 species.
  • DAISIE European Alien Species Expertise Registry
    To help those tackling the invasive species challange, this website provides a 'one-stop-shop' for information on biological invasions in Europe..
  • Center for Invasive Species of North America
    The overall objective of Invasive.org is: to provide an accessible and easily used archive of high quality images related to invasive and exotic species, with particular emphasis on educational applications.
  • North American Invasive Species Network (NAISN)
    A consortium that uses a coordinated network to advance science-based understanding of, and effective response to, non-native invasive species in North America.
  • Canadian Aquatic Invasive Species Network (CAISN)
    CAISN spans the nation, bringing together 34 researchers from 21 partner universities and five federal laboratories. Our research incorporates broad taxonomic, ecosystem, geographic, mathematic and philosophical diversity. CAISN represents the first attempt by any country to marry the various skills and interests of academia, government, industry, and non-government organizations with the aim to assist affected industries, develop government policy and advance invasion science and technology.
  • PESTNET
    PestNet is an email network that helps people in the Pacific and South East Asia obtain rapid advice and information on plant protection, including quarantine. It links the Pacific and South East Asian regions with plant protection specialists worldwide and is free to members.
  • Invasives Tracking System
    The Invasives Tracking System (ITS) is a web based reporting and networking tool designed to allow users to create, view and download invasive species sighting reports and maps. In addition, users will be able to contribute to a growing community of citizen scientists who are concerned about the presence of invasive species in Ontario and are eager to take action to prevent their spread.
  • DST-NRF Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology
    The C·I·B is an inter-institutional Centre of Excellence established in 2004 within the DST-NRF Centres of Excellence Programme. Its members undertake research on the biodiversity consequences of biological invasions, largely through post-graduate student training.
  • Koffler Scientific Reserve at Jokers Hill
    Located on the Oak Ridges Moraine in King Township, north of Toronto, the Koffler Scientific Reserve at Jokers Hill is an internationally recognized site for cutting-edge research and education in biodiversity, ecology and conservation biology

Department of Biology, Algoma University, 1520 Queen Street East, Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 2G4, Canada, Tel: + 705 9492301 ext. 4379