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Article: Alien Language Series Part 1 – Understanding terminology about nonindigenous species
This article answers the question, What is the difference between exotic, nonindigenous, non-native, alien, nuisance, and…
Video: TED Ed – What’s so great about the Great Lakes?
This Ted-ED animated video (4:46), developed by Cheri Dobbs and Jennifer Gabrys, highlights about the Great…
Video: MI EnviroMinute – Parrot’s Feather
This short video (1:28) highlights the invasive aquatic plant, Parrot’s Feather. This video describes the identifying…
Video: (Almost) LIVE! from the Ocqueoc River
This video (13:01) showcasing the Ocqueoc river sea lamprey barrier. The video features USGS Hammond Bay…
Video: Aquatic invasive species vectors of spread – aquariums and water gardens
This short video (4:17) highlights how the water garden and pet trade industries are vectors of…
Video: A Lampricide Treatment, Up Close
This video (5:36) shows and explains the process of sea lamprey control with lampricides. The control…
Video: Sea Lamprey Aquarium
This short video (2:58) shows Sea Lamprey, which are invasive in the Great Lakes, in an…
Books: Select Bibliography of the Great Lakes
This select bibliography was compiled by Anne Moser, Wisconsin Water Library at University of Wisconsin-Madison in…
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