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The Influence of Invasive species on diversity

The Influence of Invasive species on diversity. Elizabeth Rielly 19 January 2012 Franklin Institute.

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The Influence of Invasive species on diversity

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  1. The Influence of Invasive species on diversity Elizabeth Rielly 19 January 2012 Franklin Institute The work reported herein was supported by the National Science Foundation, award #0841377, through a grant to Temple University. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the position of the supporting agencies and no official endorsement should be inferred.

  2. What is a native species? • Native Species: A species whose presence in a given region or ecosystem is the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention.

  3. What is a non-native species? • Non-native species: a species living outside its native distributional range, which has arrived there by human activity, either deliberate or accidental. What is an invasive species? • Invasive species: A non-native species whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health. • About 50,000 non-native species live in the US and about 7,100 of them are invasive.

  4. Problems with Invasive Species • After habitat loss and degradation, the introduction of invasive species is the biggest cause of animal and plant extinctions. • The estimated damage from invasive species worldwide totals more than $1.4 trillion. • The estimated cause for the U.S. is $137 billion each year.

  5. My Research: Marine Sessile Invertebrates http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/

  6. Study System: Marine Sessile Invertebrates 10 cm 10 cm

  7. Non-native species Non-native Botryllusschlosseri Non-native Botrylloidesviolaceus

  8. How can invasive species influence the communities we observe? Potential Colonists NN NN NN NN NN NN

  9. Experimental Design NN NN NN NN NN NN NN NN NN NN NN NN

  10. Competition and native richness B AB A NN NN Control Competition with non-natives Non-native removal Treatments

  11. Summary – Competition Effects Potential Species Pool NN NN NN NN NN NN NN NN NN NN NN NN The presence of invasive species can prevent native species from surviving and growing.

  12. Questions?

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