Invasive Species Affect Water Quality

Water quality in the Great Lakes is something that has been a criticall issue in the Great Lakes Region for a number of years. Water quality can be anything that affects the benefits humans derives from water. It can include drinking water, food, recreation, and any other use of water that is possible. Many invasive species including zebra mussels and Asian carp pose a great threat to the water quality of the Great Lakes. The ecosystem and industry relying on the Great Lakes are also affected by

made of water. 97 percent of earths water is saline water and not safe for human consumption. This leaves just 3 percent of earth’s water as fresh water most of which is icecaps and glaciers. 68 percent of the fresh water on Earth is found in icecaps and glaciers. 30 percent of fresh water is found in ground water leaving around .3 percent of earth’s water as surface fresh water. Of the .3 percent of surface fresh water the great lakes make up 84% of North America 's surface fresh water and about

50% woodland. The Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) is an invasive insect in Ohio that will host in about 10 different types of trees. This is an important topic to me because this invasive insect is not only single-handedly taking down forests in Ohio, but the introduction of an invasive species also disrupts the soil, air, and water quality. I chose this topic because more people need to be aware of the little things they are doing that can affect the environment. By moving firewood, different types

Water Quality- The Great Lakes 71 percent of the earth’s surface is made of water. 97 percent of earths water is saline water and not safe for human consumption. This leaves just 3 percent of earth’s water as fresh water, most of which is ice caps and glaciers. 68 percent of the fresh water on Earth is found in icecaps and glaciers. 30 percent of fresh water is found in ground water leaving around .3 percent of earth’s water as surface fresh water. Of the .3 percent of surface fresh water the Great

big problem and it is very serious. Water pollution affects health of the living organisms in the lake, and soon it can affect the health of us human too. Water Pollution occurs when, people dump their stuff into the water, and factories dump their stuff into the water etc. This is an example of non-point pollutionm. Firstly, it affects the organisms life because all or trash gets into the fish environment and trappes the fish,

if that tightrope walker lost his balance and fell? Similarly, what would happen if a species arrives at a foreign ecosystem? If a non-native species negatively affects its environment, then it is considered an invasive, or alien, species. The human society is in crisis. Invasive species cause the damage of the native environment. They are one of the causes for the decline in the human economy. The invasive species also negatively hinder our health. This phenomenon is occurring in a global scale, impacting

How White-tailed Deer Effect Native and Invasive Plant Species Populations in the Eastern United States. Introduction Whitetail deer have come to be known as a keystone species, species known for affecting other organisms in an ecosystem. Deer are known as a keystone species in forest habitats such as in the Eastern United States because they are capable of destroying potential forest habitat of other organisms (McShea and Rappole, 1992). For example, deer have a negative impact on forest ecosystems

Kho, Park What is an invasive species? Invasive species are plants, animal, fungi and bacteria that are non native to the ecosystem around it. There are three different category of invasive species. The three are category are invasive animal species, invasive fungus species, and last invasive plant species. You can classify invasive plant by seeing if it is from the region or area.Well, an invasive plant has the ability to thrive and spread aggressively outside its natural range. This means that

becomes drinking water for much of Philadelphia. Philadelphia has been categorized with a higher number of waterborne illnesses then other cities. I plan to test the bacteria found in the water after installing a filter sock (FS) to the drainage system. Previous studies have shown the Filter sock to be successful in a laboratory setting. Beaver Creek is also plagued with invasive species which could be poorly affecting its environment by stunting the growth of native organisms. Invasive plants provide

are at a record low in abundance. Sockeye Salmon population has been consistently declining since the 1990’s due to the dangerous nature of their route of migration of this species through to the Gulf of Alaska. Groundfish stock tends to vary from year to year. The decline in dissolved oxygen in these areas has shown to affect distribution. Groundfish stocks are improving overall, but those of shorter life spans (ie. flat fish) show much greater improvement then those with longer life spans (ie. rockfish)