Invasive Species Effect

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Invasive species have the potential to have a dramatic, negative impact on the areas that they invade. This can be observed in the harm that they cause to the environment and their impact on the health of humans and other animals. Arguably, invasive species cause the most damage by contributing to the loss of other species’ habitats. Many of the endangered plant and animal species found in the United States are in this position, in part, because of the impact of invasive species on their habitat. The overgrowth of invasive species can lead to the destruction of not only native species, but entire habitats.
While observing invasive species on campus, we found an abundance of white clover littering the open lawn. According to the ISSG’s Global

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