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Predicting Future Introductions Of Nonindigenous Species To The Great Lakes (Final Report)
Citation:
U.S. EPA. Predicting Future Introductions Of Nonindigenous Species To The Great Lakes (Final Report). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-08/066F, 2008.
Impact/Purpose:
The purpose of the report is to help resource managers focus monitoring activities on particular species at the ports most at risk of invasion.
Description:
EPA announced the availability of this final report , Predicting Future Introductions of Nonindigenous Species to the Great Lakes. This report predicts the spread of aquatic nonindigenous species into the Great Lakes to help resource managers focus monitoring activities on particular species at the most vulnerable U.S. Great Lakes ports. The report also demonstrates the use of a habitat suitability model and ballast water discharge data to predict invasion potential.
URLs/Downloads:
Predicting Future Introductions of Nonindigenous Species to the Great Lakes (Final Report) (PDF, 138 pp, 4363 KB, about PDF)Predicting Future Introductions of Nonindigenous Species to the Great Lakes (Without appendices) (PDF, 77 pp, 2286 KB, about PDF)
Great Lakes invasive species Web site
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Web site
ballast water discharges
invasive species databases
FR Notice: Jan 5, 2009