References

Midwest Invasive Species Information Network (MISIN). (2017). Retrieved from https://www.misin.msu.edu/

Photo credit: Iron Baraga Conservation District (Banded Mystery Snails retrieved from Fortune Lake in Iron County Michigan)

Minnesota Wildflowers. (2020). Columbian watermeal. Retrieved from https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/aquatic/columbian-watermeal

Penn State Extension. (2015, Nov 2). Duckweed and Watermeal. Retrieved from https://extension.psu.edu

Photo Credit: Natural History of Orange County California. Dove Cyn., S of Robinson Ranch, 7-12-18. © Ron Vanderhoff. Retrieved from http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/plants/Araceae/Wolffia%20columbiana/index.htm

Photo credit: Missouri Department of Conservation. (N.D.). Retrieved from https://mdc.mo.gov/trees-plants/problem-plant-control/invasive-plants/common-buckthorn-control

Photo credit: Eurasian watermilfoil, infestation; dense canopy on surface at Cayuga Lake (New York) - Photo by Robert L. Johnson; Cornell University

Photo credit: Allison Fox University of Florida bugwood.org

Photo credit: Higgins Lake Foundation. (2020). Retrieved from https://higginslake-foundation.org/eurasian-milfoil/ 

Photo credit: European frog-bit photo by Wasyl Bakowsky, MNRF. Retrieved from http://www.invadingspecies.com/european-frog-bit/#

Photo credit: Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org

Photo credit: Robert H. Mohlenbrock, hosted by the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln.

Photo credit: University of Minnesota Extension, Aug 4, 2016.

Photo credit: Phragmites and Purple Loosestrife. Iron Baraga Conservation District

Photo credit: Great Lakes Fishery Commission. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved from https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/factsheet.aspx?SpeciesID=836

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Photo Credit: Spiny Water Flea. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved from http://greatlakesecho.org/2014/01/02/aquatic-invasive-species-christmas-day-9/

Photo Credit:  Spotted Knapweed. Iron Baraga Conservation District

Photo Credit: Starry Stonewort. Scott Brown. Michigan.gov. Retrieved from https://www.michigan.gov/invasives/0,5664,7-324-68002_71240_73848-368746--,00.html

Photo Credit: Starry Stonewort. Paul Skawinski. Michigan.gov. Retrieved from https://www.michigan.gov/invasives/0,5664,7-324-68002_71240_73848-368746--,00.html

Photo credit: Iron Baraga Conservation District (Zebra Mussels retrieved from Fortune Lake in Iron County Michigan)

Photo credit: Nutria. Newsweek.com

Photo credit: Spotted Lanternfly. msu.edu

Photo credit: Emerald Ash Borer. Wikipedia.org

Photo credit: Murder Hornet. Smithsonian Magazine

Photo credit: Porcelain Berry. The Morton Arboretum 

Photo Credit: Mountain Pine Beetle. USDA Forest Service 

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