Succession/endangered/invasive Species Test

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Extinct Species

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no longer living

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Endangered Species

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are those that are in immediate danger of becoming extinct

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Threatened Species

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are those that have sizable populations in nature, but are declining and likely to become endangered if current trends continue

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Endangered Species Act of 1973

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Main provisions include:
-U.S. Fish and Wildlife service must keep a list of all threatened and endangered species
-They must prepare a recovery plan for each species on the list
-Threatened/Endangered Species may not be killed or caught; they can also not be bought or sold

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C.I.T.E.S. Treaty

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Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species
-aims to ensure international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten survival of species in the wild
-Federal gov. may limit develop and/or prohibit some activities on privately held lands if they contain protected habitat

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Reasons for becoming threatened

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1. Destruction of habitat
2. Hunting/fishing or poaching/over hunting
3. Invasive Species

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American Marten

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over trapped for fur, taken away their habitat (old pine forests)

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Trumpeter Swan

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over hunting for feathers, ingested lead through biomagnification

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Peregrine Falcon

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DDT build up

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Blanchard's Cricket Frog

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sensitive to water quality, water polution

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Eastern Mississauga Rattlesnake

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bounty, valuable body parts, nusense, over hunting

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Ornate Box Turtle

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getting hit on roads, people taking them for pets

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Higgins' Eye Mussel

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invasive species wiping them out (Zebra Mussels)

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Karner Blue Butterfly

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plant it relays on is endangered

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Dwarf Lake Iris

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loss of habitat due to development

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Ecological Succession

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a series of changes in a community in which new populations of organisms gradually replace existing ones (slow, somewhat predictable)

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Inertia or Persistance

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ability to survive severe disturbance (fire, etc.)

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Primary Succession

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colonization of new sites by communities on bare rock for the first time ever (no soil) (volcano forms island, glacier exposing rock)

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Secondary Succession

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colonization of new sites on existing soil, disrupted by natural disaster or human actions ex: Fire, Lodging

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Pioneer Organisms

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first organisms to colonize a new site ex: lichens, fungi/Algae

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Climax Community

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final stable mature community, keeps regenerating

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Introduced Species
aka: Exotic, Alien, Non-Native Species

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species that are not native to an ecosystem

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Introduced Species Thrive Because...

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1. rapid reproduction and large numbers
2. very aggressive, hard to kill
3. often find a new "niche"/ plentiful food
4. NO NATIVE PREDATORS

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Common Carp

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bottom feeders, stir up bottom and make water cloudy, over eat

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Silver Carp (Jumping/Flying Carp)

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over eat large amounts of plankton, can injure people with their jumping

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Gypsy Moth

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can defoliate entire forests as caterpillars

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Zebra Mussels

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hurt native species by attaching to them, ruin boats and can hurt humans

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Feral Pigs

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tear up ground, leads to eroison

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Sea Lamprey

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parasites attach to fish and feed off of it until it dies

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Emerald Ash Borer

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Kill trees by creating tunnels under the bark

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Garlic Mustard

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crowd out other plants on the forest floor

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Purple Loosestrife

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push out native species in wetlands, produce large numbers of seeds

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Eurasian Watermilfoil

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Clogs up lakes and streams reproduces rapidly, takes up space

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Wild Parsnip I

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can give humans blisters, may cause permanent scarring