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Beware of Invasive Species: Threatening Our Ecosystems

Learn about introduced species, their impact, and how to raise awareness through research and informational documents. Explore examples like the Nile Perch and Asian Carp invasion. Rubric included for effective communication.

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Beware of Invasive Species: Threatening Our Ecosystems

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  1. Activity 73:Introduced Species

  2. What is an introduced species? • A species that has been moved by humans from its normal habitat to a new habitat, either intentionally or by a mistake • Also often referred to as invasive species

  3. Example of Introduced Species:Nile Perch • http://www.columbia.edu/itc/cerc/danoff-burg/invasion_bio/inv_spp_summ/Lates_niloticus.htm

  4. Nile Perch Notes

  5. Student Task • Use the worksheet provided to record your notes on your introduced species • Use the websites identified within the webquest • Create an informational document to warn people about the introduced species you researched.

  6. Rubric for grading:Communicating Skills

  7. Asian Carp • http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/06/24/carp-pocalypse-the-great-lakes-asian-carp-invasion-begins/ • https://www.nwf.org/Our-Work/Environmental-Threats/Invasive-Species/Asian-Carp

  8. Asian Longhorn Beetle • http://www.uvm.edu/albeetle/ • http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/jun00/asian0600.htm

  9. Asian Tiger Mosquito • http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/pctigermosquito.htm • http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/aquatic/asian_tiger.htm

  10. Brown Tree Snake • https://www.britannica.com/animal/brown-tree-snake • http://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Brown_tree_snake • https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/animals/bts.shtml

  11. Burning Bush (Winged Euonymus) • http://landscaping.about.com/od/landscapingshrubsbushe1/p/burning_bush.htm • http://www.ecolandscaping.org/04/invasive-plants/winged-euonymus-an-exotic-invasive-plant-fact-sheet/

  12. Canadian Geese • http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7003.html • https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/sep/27/france-considers-canada-geese-cull

  13. Common Teasel • https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/plants/teasel.shtml • https://www.nps.gov/articles/common-teasel.htm • https://www.invasiveplantatlas.org/subject.html?sub=3018

  14. Emerald Ash Borer • http://ento.psu.edu/extension/trees-shrubs/emerald-ash-borer • http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/disturbance/invasive_species/eab/biology_ecology/planipennis/

  15. European Starling • https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/animals/eurostarling.shtml • http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1958657_1958656_1958664,00.html

  16. Feral Pigs • http://blog.pennlive.com/wildaboutpa/2009/01/pennsylvania_protects_wild_hog.html • http://wildpiginfo.msstate.edu/ • https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/wildlifedamage/operational-activities/feral-swine

  17. Garlic Mustard • https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/plants/garlicmustard.shtml • http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/animals-and-plants/noxious-weeds/weed-identification/garlic-mustard.aspx

  18. Golden Bamboo • https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/plants/goldenbamboo.shtml • https://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/plant-directory/phyllostachys-aurea/

  19. Greenbrier (Round Leaf Greenbrier) • https://www.invasiveplantatlas.org/subject.html?sub=6428 • http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/fieldbio/Verrill_Wolf/pages/Roundleaf_greenbriar.html

  20. Honeysuckle • https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/plants/honeysuckle.shtml • http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/terrestrialplants/woody/exotichoneysuckles.html

  21. Hydrilla • https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/aquatics/hydrilla.shtml • http://nyis.info/invasive_species/hydrilla/

  22. Japanese Barberry • http://www.ecolandscaping.org/11/invasive-plants/japanese-barberry-exotic-invasive-plant-fact-sheet/ • https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/plants/barberry.shtml

  23. Japanese Beetles http://ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/japanese-beetle https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/terrestrialanimals/japanese_beetle/index.html

  24. Japanese Knotweed https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/plants/knotweed.shtml https://www.michigan.gov/invasives/0,5664,7-324-68002_71240_73850-368750--,00.html

  25. Japanese Stilt Grass • https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/plants/stiltgrass.shtml • http://www.docs.dcnr.pa.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/document/dcnr_010258.pdf

  26. Kudzu • http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/indiana/journeywithnature/kudzu-invasive-species.xml • https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/plants/kudzu.shtml

  27. Multiflora Rose • http://www.nyis.info/index.php?action=invasive_detail&id=33 • https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/plants/multiflorarose.shtml

  28. Mute Swans • http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/terrestrialanimals/muteswan/index.html • http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/06/0605_030605_muteswan.html • https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7076.html

  29. Norway Rat • http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/rattnorv.htm • http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/pcnorwayrat.htm

  30. Nutria • http://nutria.com/site.php • http://en.mercopress.com/2009/08/02/south-americas-nutria-one-of-the-worst-invasive-species-in-us-wetlands • http://www.wetland.org/education_nutria.htm

  31. Purple Loosestrife https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/aquatics/loosestrife.shtml https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/aquaticplants/purpleloosestrife/index.html

  32. Pythons • http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080223111456.htm • http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/06/0603_040603_invasivespecies.html • http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/07/08/tech/main5144502.shtml

  33. Snakehead Fish • http://www.chesapeakebay.net/fieldguide/critter/northern_snakehead • https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/invasive-fish-expands-territory-this-is-just-absolutely-something-we-didnt-want-to-happen/2015/08/05/75e5fe3c-3afc-11e5-b3ac-8a79bc44e5e2_story.html

  34. Sparrows • http://www.columbia.edu/itc/cerc/danoff-burg/invasion_bio/inv_spp_summ/Passer_domesticus.htm • https://www.terminix.com/blog/home-garden/are-house-sparrows-invasive • https://milliontrees.me/2012/05/08/the-sparrow-wars-americas-first-invasive-species/

  35. Stink Bugs • http://ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/brown-marmorated-stink-bug • https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/animals/stinkbug.shtml

  36. Zebra Mussels • http://cisr.ucr.edu/quagga_zebra_mussels.html • https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/aquaticanimals/zebramussel/index.html • https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/aquatics/zebramussel.shtml

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