Research Projects

Describes current and past research done on invasive aquatic species. See Manager's Tool Kit - Research for general resources and other species.

• Aquatic Species
• Aquatic Plants
• Aquatic Animals

Aquatic Invasions Research Directory
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.

Aquatic Invasive Species Research
University of Wisconsin Sea Grant.

Aquatic Nuisance Species Research
Aquatic Bioinvasion Research and Policy Institute (joint initiative between Portland State University; Smithsonian Environmental Research Center).

Aquatic Nuisance Species Research Relevant to the Great Lakes Basin: Research Guidance and Descriptive Inventory (PDF | 353 KB)
Great Lakes Commission.
Approved by the Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species (Dec 1996).

Benthic Ecology Lab - Invasive Species
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.

California Sea Grant Research (includes Aquatic Nuisance Species)
California Sea Grant.

Center for Lakes and Reservoirs Research Projects
Portland State University. Center for Lakes and Reservoirs.

Current AERF Research Projects
Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Foundation.

GloBallast Ballast Water Treatment R&D Directory (Aug 2002; PDF | 714 KB)
International Maritime Organization. Global Ballast Water Management Programme Programme Coordination Unit.

Great Lakes Science Center - Research Publications
DOI. USGS. Great Lakes Science Center.

Invasive Asian Carp Research Program
DOI. USGS. Columbia Environmental Research Center. Invasive Species Research
University of Notre Dame. Center for Aquatic Conservation.

Marine Invasions Research Lab
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.

Nonindigenous Species Research Program
Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory.

Protocol for Evaluating Research Proposals Concerning Nonindigneous Aquatic Species (Jul 1994; PDF | 62 KB)
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.

Riparian Invasives Research Laboratory
University of California - Santa Barbara. Marine Science Institute.

Sea Grant Research, Outreach and Education
National Sea Grant.

Aquatic Plants

Aquatic Plant Management - Recent Research Projects
North Carolina State University. Aquatic and Noncropland Weed Management Team.

Eurasian Watermilfoil Biocontrol Research
University of Minnesota. Fisheries and Wildlife.

Melaleuca Research
TAME Melaleuca Project
USDA. Agricultural Research Service; University of Florida. IFAS; South Florida Water Management District.

New Zealand Mud Snail - Current Research
University of California - Santa Barbara. Marine Science Institute. Riparian Invasions Research Laboratory.

Sea Lamprey Research Program
Great Lakes Fishery Commission.

Veined Rapa Whelk (Rapana venosa) Research
College of William & Mary. Virginia Institute of Marine Science.

Zebra Mussel Research - Ram Lab
Wayne State University. Physiology.