Essay On Invasive Species

Morialta Conservation Park is classified as a ‘Conservation Park’ because it receives protection due to its natural and cultural values. Morialta CP is a natural habitat for several species

The Maryland ecosystem is being ravaged by several invasive species. These species are introduced into the ecosystem in several ways, with several discoveries of invasive species every year. Whether it be Wavyleaf basketgrass or Purple loosestrife, these plants are capable of outcompeting with native plants and causing devastation to the native ecosystem. These invasive species are damaging to the environment and we should work as a community to halt the spread and limit its impact on the ecosystem of Maryland.

Invasive species are very common all over the world. Invasive species are an organism that lives in an ecosystem in which they don’t belong. Invasive species are not only dangerous to people, but also the ecosystem and must be removed.

One environmental issue that the great lakes watershed has been exposed to is invasive species. An invasive species is any organism that is foreign to an ecosystem and causes harm (United States Environmental Protection Agency, 2016). In ordered to be classified as foreign they do not have to be from a different country but they just must be a non-native to an established ecosystem. Some of the species travel at their own will but they primarily spread through human activities unintentionally. As we import and export goods, or travel, some uninvited species may ride along and travel to new places. Organisms can be stowed away in ships or products like wood. Some ornamental plants may

What is an invasive species? An invasive species is a species not native to an area, in this case not native to the Great Lakes area. A non-native species is a species that originally was not in a certain location but was brought there and causes a lot of damage. An invasive species also is a great danger to the environment and can cause damage to humans, plants, and animals. In Illinois and the Great Lakes area there are more than 180 invasive and non-native species. That means a lot of damage is made into our environment. One particular invasive species is Agrilus planipennis, more commonly known as emerald ash borer.

On May 15, 2016 me and around 20 other University of Washington students volunteered to remove invasive plants from Yesler Swamp. We started the day by meeting in front of the Yesler Swamp trial sign. After that, our guides started to introduce themselves there was three of them. Then, started walking on the trail to reach our designated spot that we are going to on. While we were walking Carolyn, one of the guides, started explaining what we are going to do. She started inform us about the different type of plants and which ones we should take out, invasive plants, and which we should leave, native plants.

Biodiversity boots ecosystem productivity where every little species plays an important role in maintaining a healthy community. Maintaining a viable habitat requires lots of efforts, determination and frequency. Invasive plants are a major threat to our natural environment. These invasions change the natural diversity and balance of ecological communities. They threaten the survival of many plants and animals. They are excellent at surviving and reproducing which out-compete the native plants. Understanding these huge consequences let us understand why volunteer activities like this are so helpful and needed. They play a huge part in contributing to our environment in many positive ways. Removing these invasive plants are helping a lot in restoring the habitat and giving native plants greater chance for survival. As time went by, these efforts will slowly help cleaning our atmosphere, providing our environment with fresh air and improve health effects in human (Sagoff,

How White-tailed Deer Effect Native and Invasive Plant Species Populations in the Eastern United States.

The Puget Sound Prairies, are an important example of a rare and unique ecosystem, that are quickly disappearing. Their disappearance is mainly due to human development and invasive plants, specifically nonnative perennial grasses, which pose another serious threat to these prairies (Stanley, Kaye, & Dunwitti, 2008).

They have traditionally been viewed as competitors with cattle for rangeland resources, so eradication programs have reduced populations to less than two percent of those several decades ago (Whicker and Detling 1988). The Colorado Parks and Wildlife have now deemed this keystone species as a species of concern due to sylvatic plague, direct loss of habitat to urban/suburban development, habitat fragmentation, conversion of habitat to agricultural uses, systematic poisoning, recreational shooting, and inadequate regulatory mechanisms. Our biggest concerns are focused on habitat loss and fragmentation and systematic poisoning and how they connect to Colorado’s growth in population.

There is a huge and beautiful state park in the center of the Twin Cities in Minnesota as Northern United States of America, which is called “Fort Snelling State Park”. The park is the place of coexistence between nature and human resources. There are not only wildlife animals such as Turkeys, white-tailed deer, fox snake, and coyotes, but also there are a lot of human resources like biking trails, fishing, camping, and lodging for visitors to stay with eco-friendly and be in harmony with nature in the center of big city. At the Fort Snelling State park, there are several terrestrial and aquatic invasive species. What do we mean by aquatic invasive species? They are plants and animals that live in the water and are not native to Minnesota.

Influence on ecosystems range from human causes like the bulldozing of a forest to natural causes like a fire or a flood.  In recent times, the introduction and spread of invasive species has transformed native communities rapidly and, in some cases, created irreversible damages.  In the Earth’s history, changes have often occurred in the ecosystems.  For example, glaciers and the retreat of glaciers cause wide-spread changes.  However, although change is a constant in ecosystems, animals and habitats often cannot adapt to the rapid alterations of non-natural stresses.  Harm to the environment from the introduction of invasive species occurs through changes in the habitat and declines in the native species.  Invasive species

There are many ways that a species may become introduced into a new ecosystem. Human activity has long played a role in the translocation of many types of plants and animals. Throughout time humans have transported species across land, sea, and sky for recreational purposes, medicinal purposes, and aesthetic purposes. Though the human species is largely responsible for species translocation, we are not the only cause. Abiotic forces like the wind and sea play a large role in transporting various organisms and seeds to new and far lands. Not all introduced species are bad and some have proven to be quite beneficial to new ecosystems. Though there are beneficial introduced species, more tend to hurt existing ecosystems rather than help it. “When introduced species exploit a specific species trait or fill a vacant niche in an

During the last two hundred years, invasive species have altered the Great Lakes ecosystem “Invasions by nonindigenous species are a leading environmental problem (Sala et al. 2000).” “Intentional and unintentional introductions of nonindigenous species are therefore subject to considerable environmental policy and regulation (Miller and Fabian 2004).”. When an environment is altered, the economy, health, and people around the area are affected Tampering with an environment that is used for food, water, recreation and business can have great impacts. The environmental and economic impacts of nonindigenous species has been closely studied, “Alien species are the second leading cause of extinction in the US and cost approximately $120 billion annually.” (Crowl et al. 2008). By changing our methods of shipping and transportation throughout the Lakes, we would be able to cut back on this deficit.

Invasive species are considered one of the major causes of biodiversity loss, second only to habitat loss (Heneghan et al 2006), and some invasive species have the ability to