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WETLANDS PLANTS

Midwestern Wetland Flora: Field Office Guide to Plant Species. USDA Soil Conservation Service. This great site is a guide to 300 plants of wetland habitats in the midwestern United States. The site includes a species list and identification key as well as a glossary of floral terms. Within the list are figures, distribution maps, and other associated information.

Western Wetland Flora: Field Office Guide to Plant Species. USDA Soil Conservation Service. This is the corresponding site for the wetland plants of the western United States.

1988 National List of Plant Species that Occur in Wetlands. National Wetlands Inventory, U.S. Fish and Wildlife. From this page you can download a list of the plant species found in U.S. wetlands as a text file. The data is ASCII delimited and can be converted into a database format. The field structure is rather cryptic so be sure to download the information on the file structure of the database as well. Regional lists are also available.

Center for Aquatic Plants. University of Florida. The Center for Aquatic Plants has a wealth of information on aquatic plants, both native and introduced, in Florida. Among the many features you can find here are: manuals on aquatic plant management in lakes and reservoirs, a manual on non-indigenous aquatic plant species, a bibliography of fields guides to aquatic plants, links to other sites, a glossary of botanical terms, and more.

Bureau of Aquatic Plant Management. Florida Division of State Lands. Frequently asked questions about weedy aquatic plants in Florida may be found here.

Sea Grant - Exotic Species. University of Minnesota. Some information on exotic aquatic plants as pests.

 

BIRDS

Ducks. A set of links from the Natural History Segment of Nearctica.

Shorebirds. A set of links from the Natural History Segment of Nearctica.

 

AMPHIBIANS

Frogs. A set of links from the Natural History Segment of Nearctica.

 

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