Joint Graduate School in Biodiversity and Biosecurity
Resources
Joint Graduate School in Biodiversity and Biosecurity - www.biodiversity-biosecurity.auckland.ac.nz
The Joint Graduate School has been established between the University of Auckland and Landcare Research. The School focuses on postgraduate supervision and is an extension of the Centre for Biodiversity and Biosecurity.
Global Invasive Species Database - www.issg.org/database
The database provides global information on invasive alien species to agencies, resource managers, decision-makers, and interested individuals.
Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG)- www.issg.org
The Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) is part of the Species Survival Commission (SSC) of The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Landcare Research databases & collections - www.landcareresearch.co.nz/databases
Includes the NZ arthropod and NZ fungi collections, the National Nematode collection and the International Collection of Micro-organisms from Plants.
Rats and Seabirds project - www.landcareresearch.co.nz/research/ecosystems/rasp
Initiated in 2003, this project is using 20 islands in northern New Zealand as outdoor laboratories to investigate effects of alien organisms on ecosystems.