Invasive species

Invasive species in wetlands of the Mojave Desert negatively affect all aspects of the ecosystem. Invasive species are overtaking most of the wetlands in the Mojave Desert. Wetland areas in the desert are rare and very important sites for desert wildlife and migrating birds. Some of the main species that are invading wetland areas are Salt Cedar (Tamarisk spp.), Russian Knapweed (Acroptilon repens), Pepperweed (Lepidium latifolium), Fivehook Bassia (Bassia hyssopifolia) and Cheatgrass (Bromus…

Invasive Species in Utah Utah has is a place where you can find many species that have invaded and these species have been a danger to all those that cause invasions in places can be very dangerous because you do not know what they can personally do or damage that may cause an example of the damage it can cause is the way it can grow much bigger and destroy what is on his way sometimes can destroy animals, farms and these invasions also affect people because it destroys what its path and can…

of these species have in common? They are all extinct. Extinction is not necessarily a bad thing like how most people know it to be. It is perfectly normal for species to naturally die off, but not at the rate that it is going now. There are natural abnormalities in the extinction rate, like with the dinosaurs and their meteor, but not this time. These species are just a fraction of the many species that are declared extinct in the past few years mainly because of one other species, Homo…

Have you witnessed any of the six human activities at any places you have been or live? I have seen one of the six, it was invasive species. When I went to Texas when I was younger we would go there to hunt wild hogs. They were an invasive species because they weren’t originally here, they were brought over when Spain explored South America. They invaded the land there and they moved North into America, and started destroying crop and land there. People in Texas pay people to come in and shoot…

time, Florida's Everglades. Some species are in danger due to invasive plants and animals. You may even say that they’ve left to live in another wetland. A…

deadly. It might be too late to save the aquatic animals in the Great Lakes from migrant species that have come to take over, and make a new home. Shipping vessels coming from other waters carry many unwanted guests, known as invasive species, to make home in our waters in the United States. Invasive species hiding in the ballast of ships entering the Great Lakes damage the Great Lakes’ ecosystem. Invasive species enter the Great Lakes in the ballasts of shipping vessels. Shipping vessels are…

human food sources. This is essentially what invasive species do here on Earth, causing many problems. A prime example of invasive species are the Europeans coming to the Americas and settling, eventually taking all of the land and resources from the natives. An invasive species is a foreign species that gets transported, whether intentional or not, to a new ecosystem. They then disrupt the ecosystem, usually growing in population and killing other species, because there are checks and balances…

Should Invasive Plant Species Be Illegal? It has come to my attention that people want to know whether invasive plant species should be made illegal. Imagine a lack of water for other plants, covering the sun’s rays, removing room for other plants to grow. Visualize invasive plants taking over farmland and destroying farms. Picture invasive species everywhere and being unable to remove them. This could happen if invasive species are not made illegal. I believe that there are many reasons why…

to lakes and rivers throughout the world by boats traveling internationally (NOAA, n.d). They were first discovered in the great lakes in 1988 (USGS. 2015). An invasive species is any non native species that has the potential to damage or destroy an ecosystem or environment, as well as human economy or well being (NNSS. 2015). Invasive…

Purpose This paper will discuss the Great Lakes regions issue with invasive species introduced via ships ballast water, and the response that has followed since then. The impact of shipping and its economic benefit to the region will also be reviewed. The Great Lakes The great lakes system consists of a group of linked freshwater lakes spanning across the traditionally defined “heart land” region of North America. The system consists primarily of 5 distinct bodies of water; Lake Superior,…