Originally belonging to African territories, the Gambian rat quickly became an invasive species to Florida. In general, the natural habitat of this mammal is not densely populated residential areas, but for several decades the Gambian rat has been causing damage to Florida’s urban ecosystem, namely Grassy Key. Specifically, eight rodents were accidentally released by a local breeder (Perry et al., 2006). Over time, with an abundance of basement living space and garbage for subsistence, the rats quickly multiplied, and their...
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Language is the expression of our thoughts and perceptions of the world in which we live. Through language, we speak to other human beings about our surroundings and the events that occur within them. This powerful communication tool shares our ideas, values, and beliefs. It connects individuals to other individuals and larger communities where their feelings and opinions can potentially influence and change the feelings and opinions of others. Within the current scientific community, there is much contentious discussion about...
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Below habitat loss, the invasive plants and animals are identified as the second significant danger to the biodiversity in Yukon. Yukon refers to the Canadian territory that lies in North America. In other North American leadership, a lot of invasive plants are held accountable for habitat destruction, the loss of sustenance resources, and lastly economic damage. Invasive species are referred to as different non-endemic living things such as animals, plants, fungi, or bacteria which also hold contradictory repercussions to their...
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Introduction: Japanese knotweed is a significant alien plant species found across mostly economically developed countries. Invasive species are well-fitted to the UK’s environment and, having limited to no control methods, multiply quickly and cause social, environmental, or economic issues in many places. They spread very easily due to human and natural disturbances, such as floods or something as simple as a person breaking part of the plant and dropping it into a river where it then gets washed up and...
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The “law of unintended consequences” has applications in all of academia, which is not necessarily a good thing. Its general application in multiple fields has confined it to an abstract idea, rather than an applicable theory. Its concrete use has applications that could be beneficial to the economy, legislation, and regulation. To prove its worth as an applicable theory, it will be used as a method to analyze the unintended consequences of humans, through how they bring over invasive species....
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Asian Carp have invaded our lakes and rivers in Kentucky over the past twenty-five years. This infestation has caused a major crisis and has had a huge biological impact on the native species of fish in our waterways. Asian Carp are not native to the waters of our region. In the past, local farmers were allowed to populate these fish in their ponds to help combat the algae problem for their locally grown catfish on their farms. As the demand...
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Lantana camara is an exotic weed that is distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical world regions (Holm et al 1997) it originated from Central and South America and was introduced into the Philippines from Hawaii and became naturalized. It was introduced as an ornamental plant for gardening because of its colorful flowers of different hybrids (pink, orange, and yellow) and it thrives well because of its tolerance to a wide array of environmental conditions and habitats with allelopathic chemicals in...
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Introduction Florida has one of the greatest invasive species problems in the United States. Many factors make the state particularly vulnerable to introduced species, including Florida’s subtropical climate, status as a transportation hub, pet industry, isolation, and susceptibility to natural disasters. This is a huge threat to native species—especially reptiles and amphibians who thrive in Florida’s climate. Along with changing competition and predation, invasive species may pose a threat to human safety, domestic animals, and the economics of management. Non-native...
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In this 21st century many news, research articles, and social media have highlighted the most alarming issues regarding the conservation or eradication of non-native species. The concept regarding these values and initiatives keeps on changing with the changing environment. In today’s world, humans have a long record of conserving different elements of nature (Wallach, A.D., et al., 2019) Among them, protecting and conserving non-native species are at the center of current continuing arguments. Non-native species are especially represented as harmful...
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There is a crisis that is sweeping America. One might ask, what crisis? A forest fire, a hurricane, climate change? No, this crisis is quietly destroying life as we know it. It is an invasive species. Invasive species are animals or plants that are not native to an ecosystem and cause harm to the animal and plant life that lives there. Lionfish and Burmese pythons are eating all of the prey in their areas. Nutria are destroying habitats while northern...
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As with most introduced and invasive species, the Brown Tree Snake has had devastating impacts on Guam’s ecosystem. Since the introduction of the snake, there have been many losses to the local ecosystem, with the extirpation of many local and native bird and lizard species, and population decreases of the flying fox and other lizard species (Rodda & Savidge, 2007; Rodda, Fritts & Conry 1992; Wiles et al 2003; Rogers et al 2017; Wald et al. 2019). However, indirect losses,...
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As time goes by, we seem to become more and more aware of our surroundings. We start to understand the world around us and our place in society, especially the link between us and nature. Nature holds a very fragile place in the world and must hold a balance with modern society. But what happens when this delicate balance is thrown off? Invasive species (as understood from its name) are invaders of nature. They can take over anything they are...
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An invasive species has taken over the coastline of Maine and is now threatening our economy- the Green Crab. These creepy-crawly creatures came from the ballasts of European ships in the mid-1800s, yet as ocean temperatures are rising, they have become more of a problem than anybody could have imagined. The abundance of clams and mussels in our ocean has become their main source of nutrition, leaving Maine’s clam industry with less and less. Data collected by Maine’s Department of...
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The remains of Jill Scott, a 7-year-old girl, were found last week by the tree line of a farm in Texas. She had been dismembered and partially devoured. Jill Scott was the victim of feral hogs that had invaded the west and southwest. Invasive species such as the Burmese Python, European Starling, Lionfish, and Feral Hogs, have become a major environmental threat over the past few years. They have continued to harm our ecosystems and environments, and in some cases,...
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In our current age there are many troubling problems facing our national parks. From poaching and pollution to smog and climate change, our national parks are in an everlasting battle to stay up to the standards they have upheld for decades. The most damaging problem that is facing national parks today may actually be invasive species. Invasive species are unwelcome animals that damage the ecosystem of the park they inhabit. There are hundreds of different invasive species and they all...
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In America, we have a growing issue of feral hogs, and they are becoming very destructive. Hogs are not native to America and are considered an invasive species also known as an alien species. Invasive species are a major problem that must be understood and controlled. Invasive species, as defined by the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), are organisms that cause ecological or economic harm in a new environment where it is not native. Alien species affect native species...
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From Giant Hogweed to feral cats Invasive species need to be stopped. Defining the Impact/Activity: Invasive species are species that have been introduced to an ecosystem that affect the habitats and bioregions they invade economically, ecologically, socially, and culturally in a negative manner. This paper will describe the intentional and non-intentional causes, ecological, social, cultural, and economic impacts, the solutions, and the ways to prevent invasive species. Causes- Unintentional: Many invasive species were introduced into other ecosystems when the industrial...
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There are many things that impact the environment and the ecosystems within them. Some of the impacts are beneficial, while others tear the ecosystem apart such as climate change, overpopulation and invasive species. While some of these events are natural many of these events are caused by the human population. In chapter five of Environmental Geology: Science, Land and Earth Systems by William A. Marsh and John Garcia Jr. there is a section that talks about ecosystem patterns and disturbances....
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Modern man has built an empire. As a species, humans have made it to every continent, every ocean, and even space. The species did not begin this way; in fact, all modern humans can be traced to Homo erectus, a species that originated in Africa roughly 1.7 million years ago (Ayala 1995). Slowly making their way out of Africa, H. erectus introduced themselves to new environments, where they dominated the native species. 1.3 million years after migrating out of the...
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Exotic organisms cause a great harm to the existing a balanced ecosystem in forests and grasslands. Their devastating effects on ecology have led to long periods of research. However, there has been insufficient research on the impact of invasive plants on ecological associations in native communities (Klopfer, 2009). Their effects on a new environment is that they may perform better in the new conditions and may interfere chemically with the performance of existing native plants (Stinson et al, 2006). When...
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The basic definition of an invasive breed is when one species native to a different habitat is transported into a foreign ecosystem. Without any natural predators, it completely messes up the food chain for the native genus. Some of the ways an invasive species takes over its host habitat is that it has no natural predator, reproduces quickly, and outcompetes the native species in getting food. In other word, foreign inhabitants can potentially harm an already stable ecological unit. It...
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Susan Bradford is a Hoonah student passionate about protecting her home in the Tongass through education and action on invasive species. As a 2021 Hoonah Alaskan Youth Stewards (AYS) crew member, Susan was taught how to safely remove invasive Oxeye Daisies from infected areas around town. Later in the season Susan and her fellow crew were invited to Tidelines Institute to teach college students some of the skills AYS learned to keep their community and the Tongass healthy in safe....
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Australia is one of the most diverse and species-rich places on the planet. They have just about every type of habitat you can think of across the continent. It consists of, “About 85 per cent of flowering plants, 84 per cent of mammals, more than 45 per cent of birds, and 89 per cent of inshore, freshwater fish are unique to Australia” (Australia.gov.au). On the other hand, since 1770 more than 3,000 non-native species are known to have been introduced...
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A biome selected to describe is a tropical rainforest biome and an ecosystem chosen is the Amazon rainforest. This rainforest is among the largest in the world, having a wide variety of species. In this essay, the example of a keystone species, the Brazil nut tree, found in the biome and ecosystem will be provided. The author will also describe an invasive species, the golden mussel, in the ecosystem and its negative impacts. Finally, jaguar as an endangered species in...
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