Non-indigenous Species in NE
A Catalog of the Introduced Species of Birds, Fish, and Plants of the Platte River Ecosystem

Materials and Methods

     We conducted literature searches using the Internet, text books, and research articles to determine bird, fish, and plant species recorded from the Big Bend Region of the Platte River. In some cases, phone interviews and email inquiries were made to obtain expert opinions on the status of an organism as native or introduced or to confirm reason for introduction. For birds, we considered only non-migratory species (those birds found in Nebraska year round). For fish, we used Nebraska Game and Parks data and limited our research to those species collected from the Platte River. For plants, we only considered those species collected from the Platte that were not cultivated by humans in an agricultural setting. Thus, crop plants such as corn and alfalfa were excluded, while introduced grass species such as smooth brome were included.

Abstract

Introduction

Materials & Methods

Results

Birds
Fish
Plants

Acknowledgments

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