Imagine swimming in your favorite lake, while you’re in the water you put your foot down and step on something sharp and your foot bleeds. You stepped on a zebra mussel one of thousands of invasive species around the world. Invasive species might not sound threatening but such invaders big and small have devastating effects on wildlife across the United States. Invasive species are the leading threats to wildlife’s nature. The impact of invasive species on our nation’s ecosystem and economy cost billions of dollars each year. Human’s health and economies are also at risk due to the invasive species. Invasive species are a real problem worth fixing and a problem that can be remedied.
What are Invasive Species? (According to Us Forest Service) Invasive species is defined in the USA an alien species both non native to the ecosystem in
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Zebra mussels are native to the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea in central Asia. Zebra mussels ended up in the Great Lakes of North America accidentally, stuck to a large ship that traveled between the two regions. There are so many zebra mussels in the Great Lakes that they have threatened native species. Often, animal and plant invasive species that successfully colonize new ecosystems have one or more of the following characteristics; they tolerate a variety a variety of habitats conditions, they grow rapidly, they compete aggressively for resources like food, water and nesting sites, they lack natural enemies or pests in new ecosystems, they produce abundant easily dispersed seeds that can withstand harsh conditions, They reproduce via multiple pathways: roots, stems, and seeds and they release chemicals that inhibit the growth of or kill surrounding native plants. Some species are brought to a new area on purpose. Often those species are brought in as pets or decorative displays. People and businesses that import these species do not anticipate the
Invasive species don’t just cause monetary damage, they can completely disrupt and destroy ecosystems. Invasive predators like the brown tree snake can hunt native species to extinction because these species have not evolved defences against them. Even herbivores can cause indirect damage by feeding on the same plants as native herbivores therefore taking away their food sources. Plants can cause damage as well. Through various strategies they can take over the land where native plants would normally grow diminishing native plant populations. No matter what kind of creature an invasive species is it can still cause damage.
Invasive species make bad situations into worse situations. Having a species from a different ecosystem makes them invasive species. Such as a toad or even bacteria being in another ecosystem other than their natural habitat.
Invasive species are organisms that harm a new environment that they are not native to. Many invasive species like Eurasian milfoil are easily able to reproduce and can do so fast. Due to this, the limited space in a body of water or area of land is quickly taken over by the invasive species so other native plants face the risk of death or even extinction. Overall, these invasive species can do great harm to an ecosystem or an economy, causing problems that are destructive to numerous organisms.
When someone introduces an non-native species into a new environment, it could harm its surroundings. Also known as an invasive species. The definition of an invasive species is “1) are not native to, yet can spread into, wildland ecosystems, and that
Invasive species come in many forms; they can be plants, animals, insects, fish, fungus, organisms, and bacteria. Invasive plants are those which cause environmental, economic and human harm and originate from another area or region. They are a complex and difficult problem to tackle. There are more than 4,000 plants species found in Florida, of those 1300 or more are non-native or invasive. Many invasive species are taking over Florida’s waterways disrupting their natural ecosystem by outgrowing and replacing Florida’s native plants. Relieving the damage they cause is not easy, but scientists and members of the communities being affected are finding that it is achievable, as long as everyone works as a team to address the issue.
An invasive species is a plant, fungus, or animal species that is not native to a specific location and one point should be noticed is that invasive species does not have to come from another country. For example, lake trout are native to the Great Lakes, but are considered to be an invasive species in Yellowstone Lake because they compete with native cutthroat trout for habitat. Although there are some invasive species arrive with spread and establish populations, like the native butterflies feed on non-native plants in California, the alien trees help restore abandoned pastures to a condition suitable for native plants in Puerto Rico and even the much-maligned zebra mussel helps filter toxins from great lakes, most policymakers regard invasive
Although the author provides some clear demonstration which indicates that zebra mussel could cause negative impact in North America, the lecturer takes issue with what has been proposed by the author. This controversy has been summarized in the following paragraphs.
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Invasive species can destroy lakes in many different ways. One major type of invasive species that destroys lakes in Wisconsin is called a zebra mussel. Zebra mussels
With the increasing amount of disturbed habitats, invasive species could soon become the leading cause of ecological degradation (Soulé & Orians, 2001). Invasive species can alter habitats in a number of ways. Changes in the physical structure of the land are the most visually obvious. Examples include narrowing stream channels, reducing sand supply to dunes, and stabilizing surfaces such as mudflats, and each invasive species goes about these changes in their own way. For instance, the burrowing activities of Australian isopods cause the banks of tidal channels to collapse, leading to the widening of channels and the loss of vegetated salt marsh (Cox, 1999). On the other hand, Japanese mussels that have invaded the San Diego area are stabilizing mudflats. Although reaching Southern California in the 1960s,
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An invasive species is a plant, animal, or fungi that is not native to a certain area. These species can cause great damage to an ecosystem, human economy, human health, and other species that are native to the area.
Issue: The environmental issue that I have chosen is the impact that invasive species have on the environment. The impact that invasive species have on the environment is vast, yet little is done about it. This issue is extremely important and will impact the world for generations to come. In this paper, I hope to learn about the effect they have on environment and what we can do about it.
An invasive species is a species that comes out of its natural environment, and enters another. These animals are usually very bad for the ecosystem and may cause an unbalance. These animals usually come in with many competitive advantages and can easily dominate any competition. This will give them the ability to eat as much as they would like without being threatened in any way. This could possibly diminish many populations and end an entire ecosystem.
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