1 / 7

The Impact of Invasive Species

The Impact of Invasive Species. By: Srija Makkapati. What are invasive species?. Invasive species are plants or animals that are aggressive against native species. They usually adapt to any environment, no matter the conditions. What are some examples of invasive species?.

emilie
Download Presentation

The Impact of Invasive Species

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Impact of Invasive Species By: Srija Makkapati

  2. What are invasive species? • Invasive species are plants or animals that are aggressive against native species. They usually adapt to any environment, no matter the conditions.

  3. What are some examples of invasive species? • The worst invasive plant in all of Maryland is the chestnut blight, as pictured below. • Crazy Ants are well-known for their sharp, jerking motions. • Kudzu is a plant that focuses on spreading, rather than defense.

  4. What are some characteristics? • Invasive species have highly successful seed germination. • They adapt to any environment. • They out-compete native species.

  5. What can I do about it? • You can volunteer for groups eradicating invasive species, such as The National Wildlife Refuge System. • SPREAD THE KNOWLEDGE. Teaching others about invasive species is as good as eradicating them.

  6. Fun Facts and Statistics • 1 saltcedar plant in Canada is linked to over a thousand in Montana. • 37% of the United States’ fish fauna are endangered. • Only 42 Rivers flow across the United States without dams.

  7. Sources • http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/natural-sciences/the-worlds-most-lovable-invasive-species/page/13/#slide-top • http://www.fws.gov/invasives/faq.html • http://images.anagrammer.com/p/prase/file-wild-boar-prase-scrabble.jpeg • http://media.treehugger.com/assets/images/2011/10/swan.jpg.644x0_q100_crop-smart.jpg

More Related