The problem of invasive species is one of the most critical environmental management issues of our time.
The issue is a global one, and information must move rapidly between researchers, government agencies, and managers for effective prevention and response.
CAIN's first focus for NBII is to develop an improved information management framework for invasive species data. Development of methods to share data across the Internet for combination into new information products is the goal of the program.
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the California Information Node of the National Biological Information
Infrastructure.
- CRISISCat, a catalog of invasive species resources in California
- CRISIS Maps, an interactive weed mapping and data access system
- The California Weed Mapping Handbook
- California state-listed noxious weeds
- CalWeeds Database, invasive species project inventory
- Team Arundo del Norte mailing list archives
- Aliens-L mailing list search interface
- Invasive Species Weblog
- California Invasive Species Links
- National and International Links
- NBII Invasive Species Node
- InvasiveSpecies.Gov
- RIDNIS, Reducing the Introduction and Distribution of Aquatic Invasive Species through Outreach
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View streaming videos created from various outreach projects:
- From the RIDNIS Project watch The Great Escape: Preventing Aquatic Species Invasions in English
- Also from the RIDNIS Project, watch The Great Escape: Preventing Aquatic Species Invasions in Chinese
- Available from UCTV Video On-Demand, watch the Invasive Species Symposium: Invasive Weeds, a video featuring Caulerpa taxifolia and yellow star thistle.
- Additional symposium videos through UCTV Video On-Demand, watch the video featuring Regulatory and Policy Issues Relating to Aquatic Invasive Species here.
- UC Davis Newswatch: Invasive Plants
