Scholars,
This week we are discussing aquatic diversity. One of the major impacts that can affect biodiversity of an aquatic ecosystem are Invasive Species. For this weeks post I want you to find a news article discussing an invasive species that has infected an area and post the link (url) to that article.
Happy Hunting
Mr. D
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Released aquarium or ornamental species displace native species, carry pathogens, clog waterways, and prey on native species, while others are major agricultural pests, and some, like the lionfish, are a direct danger to humans.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/
Matt Monroe
Kayla Ramsey
ReplyDelete4th Period
This article talks about how some invasive species such as non-native plants in California are beneficial to certain ecosystems. These non-native plants have become a new source of diet for California's native butterflies.
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/02/good-invasives/
http://www.laketahoenews.net/2011/03/invasive-species-destroying-tiny-critters-in-lake-tahoe/
ReplyDeleteThe article I found is about the invasive species found in the Sonoran Desert aquatic ecosystem. Unfortunately it is found that both intentional and accidental introduction of non-native aquatic species has resulted in severe degradation of Sonoran Desert waters and the species that call these waters their habitat. Such invasive organisms include bullfrogs and crayfish.
ReplyDeleteThe link to this article is: http://www.desertmuseum.org/programs/invasive_Aquatic.html
Elizabeth Neal (APES Period 3)
http://www.defenders.org/resources/publications/invasives/north_carolina.pdf
ReplyDeleteThis lists invasive species in a table which includes: Name, Type, Origin, Extent,and Damage of the species.
Kathryn Trumble
3rd Period
savannah cannon, period 3
ReplyDeletezebra mussel
http://md1.csa.com/partners/viewrecord.php?requester=gs&collection=ENV&recid=4117006
fish, and shrimp species
http://lib-journals5.lib.sfu.ca:8108/bd/index.php/DIUJST/article/viewArticle/4353
Non-Native Snakes Are Taking a Toll on Native Birds, Scientists Find
ReplyDeleteScienceDaily (Mar. 10, 2011) — The Everglades National Park in Florida is home to hundreds of species of native wildlife. It has also become the well-established home of the non-native Burmese python -- known to be a predator of native species. Now scientists, for the first time, have conducted a detailed analysis of the avian component of the python's diet and the negative impact the snakes may have on Florida's native birds, including some endangered species.
URL: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110310131100.htm
Lake Musconetcong will be the topic of the next town meeting. They will be disscussing their plan of action for the invasive species that has taken over 329 acres outside of the lake.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.strausnews.com/articles/2011/03/14/township_journal/news/21.txt
Alien species huge threat to Africa
ReplyDeletegiant mimosa — a spiny shrub native to Latin America and introduced to Africa — established itself on the Kafue flood plain in a national park and now covers 3,000 hectares of prime floodplain habitat — fast displacing important indigenous animals, birds and plants from their natural environment.
Also destroying vegetation that is important to the poor indigenous people.
http://www.scidev.net/en/news/alien-species-huge-threat-to-africa-experts-warn.html
Taylor Springs
3rd period
Goats
ReplyDeleteInvasive herbivores can cause great damage. For example, goats were introduced by sailors to many remote oceanic islands during the age of European seafaring exploration, to provide a source of food when the islands were revisited. Goats introduced to the island of St. Helena in the 16th century eliminated over half the endemic plant species......
http://www.eoearth.org/article/Invasive_species?topic=49513
This is about the invasive snakes in Florida and how it is destroying the ecosystems.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080223111456.htm
Parker Hambright
4th Period
Mallory Mitchell
ReplyDelete4th Period
This article was published by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the effects of invasive species and the efforts they are taking to control these species.
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1436
Alex Panagopoulos
ReplyDeleteB4 3/15/11
http://nbii-nin.ciesin.columbia.edu/ipane/news/news.htm
http://www.wdio.com/article/stories/S2019221.shtml?cat=10335
ReplyDeleteThis article discusses how Minnesota plans to curb the invasion of species such as the Asian Carp and Zebra Mussel, two invasive species we have discussed in class.
This is a list compiling invasive plants to North Carolina.
ReplyDeletehttp://ncbg.unc.edu/pages/12/
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/aquatics/snakehead.shtml
ReplyDelete-Casey Mercer
This article talks about the ever increasing rate at which species continue to invade aquatic ecosystems.The article focuses on the many invasive species that can be found in the San Francisco Bay such as the freshwater cladocera and small crustaceans such as the water flea Daphnia. The San Francisco Bay is one of the most invaded bodies of water (with 230 exotic species) and is also one of the best studied.
ReplyDeleteCheck out how San Francisco Bay is being affected by these invasive critters and what steps the Bay is taking to keep these species under control:
http://www.eoearth.org/article/Aquatic_invasive_species
Elizabeth Neal APES Period 3
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/aquatics/control.shtml
ReplyDeleteThis is a list of ways to help control invasive species and keep them from becoming too powerful in the ecosystem they are in.
Sarah Kwasnk
3rd Period APES
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/aquatics/main.shtml
ReplyDeletethis is a link to a site that shows many of the aquatic species that have come into an area, and on each species there is a link that tells more about why they are harmful or beneficial
This is an article how boa's are affecting the birds of Aruba.
ReplyDeletehttp://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/27/island-birds-invading-boa-trouble-in-paradise/?ref=invasivespecies
Weston Gommer 4th period
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100525090523.htm
ReplyDeleteAt first, scientists thought that not having parasites in a species ecosystem gave the invaders an advantage. They have recently discovered that their theory was opposite from the truth.
http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/ais/rustycrayfish_invader
ReplyDeleteThis article is about how delegates in Michigan want feral pigs to be labled an invasive species. Mainly because there are a lot of them and they carry diseases that can affect domestic pigs.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.wnem.com/news/27295553/detail.html
This article is about the fire ants that came from South America in the 1930's and have spread in the southern United States.
ReplyDeletehttp://ecocentric.blogs.time.com/2011/02/25/invasive-fire-ants-have-established-themselves-in-the-u-s-%E2%80%94and-theyre-not-stopping-here/
Ben Mittag 3rd
The invasive species I chose to use is the hemlock woolly aldelgid.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nps.gov/grsm/naturescience/hemlock-woolly-adelgid.htm
http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/news/science/topics/invasive_species/index.html
ReplyDeleteThis article is about "Friendly Invaders"
Rebecca Manning
http://www.sciencedaily.com/articles/plants_animals/invasive_species/
ReplyDeleteRebecca Manning
2nd blog
Robert Boone
ReplyDelete3rd period.
here are two URLs because this is late...
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Invasive+species+climate+change+deadly+report/3711766/story.html
http://water.epa.gov/type/oceb/habitat/invasive_species_index.cfm
The northern pike in Lake Davis- California
ReplyDeleteCitizens were concerned about the effect on the trout.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/12/us/12pike.html?_r=1&ref=invasive_species
-katelyn kane 3rd period
asian clam can clog intake pipes for cooling water
ReplyDeletehttp://water.epa.gov/type/oceb/habitat/invasive_species_index.cfm
-katelyn kane 3rd period
Douglas
ReplyDelete3rd period
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/12/us/12pike.html?_r=1&ref=invasive_species
This article is about northern pike that have invaded Lake Davis in California.
http://www.animalcontrol.com.au/rabbit.htm
ReplyDelete-Rabbits were introduced to Australia and quickly became an invasive species.
This is Kristen from block 3, by the way.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/07/09/invasive_mussel_found_in_mass_lake/
ReplyDelete-Richard Williams
http://www.mynews4.com/story.php?id=43024&n=122
ReplyDeleteThis article talks about the arising "quagga mussel" problem that could threaten northern Nevada's lakes and waterways.
"This invasive species is the same one that hit Lake Mead in Southern Nevada in 2007, it caused millions of dollars of economic damage and destroyed several native plants and animals as well."
-Eli Krenzke