Invasive species

the issue is not dealt with now. These invaders that are destroying our native plants and ecosystems are known as invasive species. Invasive plant species are a problem all over the United States and many people fail to realize it. These invaders can cause huge amounts of damage to native environments. More people need to be made aware of the problem that is happening with these species. Education is the best way to get people to realize the problem at hand and get involved in helping reduce the spread

is an invasive specie, a harmful specie from another locations, mainly other countries, that has ended up in a foreign habitat. As time has progressed, invasive species have continued to come into our environment more frequently creating many unforeseen consequences. The relationship of invasive species within the United States’ environment and ecosystem has been changing ever

AEC 3065: Invasive Species-Citrus Greening Paragraph 1: The Issue Invasive species devastate the agricultural community. Specifically, for the state of Florida, citrus greening has been destructive in the growing, production, and harvesting of the citrus industry. On average, invasive species across our country costs the US $137 billion and Florida's agriculture industry alone $200 million annually. The importance of this issue is the invasive species, Asian citrus psyllid, has no cure and it's

side of the road and nowhere else? That is because they are invasive. Some people think those flowers should stay until nature takes care of them. Others think people should take steps to remove them or atleast reduce them. I believe taking steps to help restore the original species will reduce environment change, animal invasions, and native extinction. First, reducing environment change is a good step towards getting rid of invasive species. In the article it states, “They [goldfish] are also an

1. Introduction According to the National Invasive Species Council (NISC), invasive species include plants, animals, or pathogens that are non-native (or alien) to the ecosystem under consideration and whose introduction causes or is likely to cause harm. These non-native species are a leading cause of biodiversity loss. The total economic impact caused by invasive species is substantial. It is estimated that plants alone result in two to three billion dollars in crop loss each year. In 2013, the

many diverse and mysterious species. These species thrive within their own ecosystem by adapting to their living habitats and food source. Though when human actions introduce new species to a foreign area where that species never lived before, this is called an exotic species (Phelan, 2013, p.640). Some of these exotic species normally do not cause a threat to the ecosystem to which it is introduced, however some do and these are called invasive species. Invasive species tend to have no predators therefore

My aquatic invasive species is the water chestnut. Though it is not too common in Indiana waters, it is on the invasive species list, due to the prediction that it will quickly become a threat. It is an aquatic plant native to Eurasia. Currently, it is naturalized in North America and Australia. The states that it is most common in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, and others on the eastern coast. The water chestnut or the "Trapas Natan" is a rosette of floating leaves usually rooted in mud near small

non-native to an ecosystem can be defined as an “invasive” species. Animals, plants, and fungi can all be considered invasive, exotic, or alien species if they are not originally from that habitat. “These intruders alter the pathways of native organisms by competitive exclusion, niche displacement, hybridization, introgression predation, and in severe cases extinction” (Mooney 2001). Invasive species can severely and adversely affect populations of native species. Foreign organisms can be studied around

A species that are non-native to where they are located and are likely to cause environmental or economical issues; that is what invasive species are known for. They are transported through human activities such as trading; they may have been from the person’s clothing or from what they were travelling on and they can range from plants to animals. They are a problem as they threaten the lives of the native animals and damage our own economy. They are able to succeed in their environment as they normally

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