Invasive Species

Invasive species are introduced plants and animals that cause harm to the environment, the economy, and/or human health. Often displacing native species, these invaders skew the delicate balance between animals, plants, and important processes such as water flow and fire.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
• Ecosystem Health--Florida Sea Grant
• Giant Toad (Marine Toad or Cane Toad)
• Invasive Exotic Plants
• Invasive Species IPM
• TAME Melaleuca
• TAME Tropical Soda Apple
• TAME Invasives Portal
• TAME Lygodium
• TAME Brazilian Pepper-Tree
• Weed Fact Sheets
• Weevils that Eat Bromeliads

UF/IFAS Publications

• Aquatic Weed Herbicides
• Allelopathy: How Plants Suppress Other Plants
• Biological Control of Weeds
• Biology and Control of Japanese Climbing Fern
• Burmese Pythons in South Florida: Scientific Support for Invasive Species Management
• Classical Biological Control of Tropical Soda Apple with Gratiana boliviana
• Cogongrass Biology, Ecology and Management in Florida
• Fire Ants
• Giant Reed
• Invasive Animals
• Invasive Insects (Adventive Pest Insects) in Florida
• Invasive Landscape Plants and Trees
• Invasive Species
• Invasive Weeds
• Melaleuca
• Natural Enemies and Biological Control
• Weed Management Guide

Other Sites & Publications

• Bureau of Invasive Plant Management--Florida DEP
• Florida Invasive Plants GeoDatabase--Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI)
• Florida Invasive Species Partnership
• The Global Invasive Species Initiative--The Nature Conservancy
• Habitattitude: Protect Our Environment, Do Not Release Fish and Aquatic Plants
• Invasive and Noxious Plants--NRCS/USDA
• National Invasive Species Council
• Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS)--U.S. Geological Survey
• NAS at Florida Integrated Science Center--U.S. Geological Survey
• Non-native Species Information--Florida FWC
• Plant Protection Regulations--FDACS
• A Primer on Invasive Species In Coastal and Marine Waters--National Sea Grant Library (pdf)
• Protect Your Waters and Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers!