Disrupting A Delicate Ecosystem

1. Disrupting A Delicate Ecosystem

2. Native Wetland Species 1. Endemic Species 2. Indigenous Species 3. Introduced Species

3. Native Wetland Species Endemic Species an organism that evolved in one place and is found only there and nowhere else on Earth ΄Alae ke΄oke΄o - Hawaiian Coot

4. Native Wetland Species Indigenous Species are native species that can also be found in other parts of the world.

5. Native Wetland Species Introduced Species an organism that has been transported to a place as a result of human activity.

6. Hawai‘i’s WetlandsEndemic Animals Ae΄o - Hawaiian Stilt ‘Alae ‘ula – Hawaiian Moorhen ‘Alae ke‘oke‘o – Hawaiian Coot Koloa maoli – Hawaiian Duck

7. Hawai‘i’s Wetlands Fish āholehole– Hawaiian Flagtail ‘ama‘ama – striped mullet

8. Hawai‘i’s WetlandsIndigenous Native Plants makaloa kaluha neke

9. Hawai‘i’s WetlandsIntroduced (Non-Native) Plants Mangroves Cattail California Grass / Para Taro

10. Hawai‘i’s WetlandsIntroduced Non-Native Animals Asian clam Bullfrog Mongoose tilapia Cattle Egret

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