Nonnative Plants Survive the Desert by Anonymous https://padlet.com/mastake/9idrouonk2nn MVT Biodiversity Details en-us 2018-11-13 16:43:02 UTC 2025-04-03 16:32:02 UTC hello@padlet.com Invasion in the Desert mastake https://padlet.com/mastake/9idrouonk2nn/wish/303867288 Plants on Mountain View High School's campus are all nonnative. Some may wonder, why are these plants nonnative? How do these plants survive in a place they're not originally from? The University of Arizona explains a reason for the thriving of these nonnative plants, "because organisms have evolved where there is huge variation in the environment over a long time or over a large space, so those who cannot take advantage of this variation probably won't do very well."
Continue Reading]]> 2018-11-13 16:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mastake/9idrouonk2nn/wish/303867288 Nonnative Graph mastake https://padlet.com/mastake/9idrouonk2nn/wish/304092971 This graph is helpful because it shows the types of plants of the campus of Mountain View High School. All of these plants are nonnative. That being said, all of these plants can survive in the desert even when they're not originally from Arizona! This graph is interesting to understand, and to realize how many plants actually can survive in a place they're not from. ]]> 2018-11-14 01:10:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mastake/9idrouonk2nn/wish/304092971 Desert Plant Survival mastake https://padlet.com/mastake/9idrouonk2nn/wish/304097214 Another reason why these nonnative plants are able to survive in the desert they're not from is because they have adapted to the conditions here. To survive, desert plants have adapted to the extremes of heat and aridity by using both physical and behavioral mechanisms, much like desert animals. DesertUSA explains this concept, "Plants that have adapted by altering their physical structure are called xerophytes. Xerophytes, such as cacti, usually have special means of storing and conserving water. They often have few or no leaves, which reduces transpiration." This explains how plants, including the plants on MVT's campus can survive in a nonnative area to their species because of the ways they adapt to their new environment.

Read more]]> 2018-11-14 01:32:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mastake/9idrouonk2nn/wish/304097214 Desert Plant Adaptations mastake https://padlet.com/mastake/9idrouonk2nn/wish/304098571 This video describes the ways different platns can survive in the desert. This is maybe why nonnative plants on the campus of Mountain View High School can thrive, because they have the techniques to stay alive in the desert. ]]> 2018-11-14 01:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mastake/9idrouonk2nn/wish/304098571 Example Of Desert Survival mastake https://padlet.com/mastake/9idrouonk2nn/wish/304099047 On the campus of Mountain View High School, there are many oleanders. These plants are not native to Arizona, but rather the Mediterranean area. Although this plant may not be from here, it has the necessary means to survive. From BioWeb it shares, "Nerium oleander is considered to be very drought resistant.  This is because in times of less water it will often slow its growth and stop flowering.  It also has mechanisms, such as a waxy cuticle on its leaves, to help prevent water loss." This explains how this oleander plant can survive through drought. Because of this adaption capacity, it can survive in the desert. This nonnative species is indeed able to thrive because of its capacity to withstand little rain. Including the oleander, all the plants on MVT's campus are able to thrive in the desert conditions because of their different adaptation strategies. Therefore, the nonnative aspect of these plant species aren't as important as their capacity to adapt.
More Information]]> 2018-11-14 01:41:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mastake/9idrouonk2nn/wish/304099047 Nonnative Species Aren't Always Unwanted mastake https://padlet.com/mastake/9idrouonk2nn/wish/304101999 Writer from the New York Times, Erica Goode, writes, "Invasive species are bad news, or so goes the conventional wisdom, encouraged by persistent warnings from biologists about the dangers of foreign animals and plants moving into new territories.
Conservation organizations bill alien species as the foremost threat to native wildlife. Cities rip out exotic trees and shrubs in favor of indigenous varieties. And governments spend millions on efforts to head off or eradicate biological invaders." After she explains the danger of nonnative species, she tells of the positive effects these species have on the environment, "But a growing number of scientists are challenging this view, arguing that not all invasive species are destructive; some, they contend, are even beneficial. The assumption that what hails from elsewhere is inherently bad, these researchers say, rests more on xenophobia than on science." This proves that not all nonnative species are bad, and that's why the nonnative plants on the MVT campus are in fact beneficial to the environment, and do not harm the ecosystem.
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]]> 2018-11-14 01:54:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mastake/9idrouonk2nn/wish/304101999 Nonnative Species Positive Effects mastake https://padlet.com/mastake/9idrouonk2nn/wish/304109151 From the High Desert Coop. website, it explains nonnative species and their positive effects on ecosystems, "Thousands of plant species have been brought to North America in the past three centuries. Most are well-behaved, rarely penetrating natural areas." This shows that the species of plants on the Mountain View High School campus do benefit the area, and do not harm it like some plant species do. These plants can also survive because of the similar adaptations to specific areas they may have come from.
Visit the article]]> 2018-11-14 02:34:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mastake/9idrouonk2nn/wish/304109151 Nonnative Species Examples Around the World mastake https://padlet.com/mastake/9idrouonk2nn/wish/304110665 This video shares an example of a nonnative species of plants that is thriving in Korea, unlike its indigenous plants. This could be due to drought resistant adaptations for the invasive species of plant. This is a reason for why the campus at Mountain View High School is covered in nonnative species, they can thrive where they can adapt. ]]> 2018-11-14 02:42:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mastake/9idrouonk2nn/wish/304110665 Definition of Nonnative mastake https://padlet.com/mastake/9idrouonk2nn/wish/304893354 What is a nonnative, or invasive species you ask? From the National Park Service, "Invasive species are plants or animals that are not from a certain area, and have different characteristics than native organisms. This explains what nonnative, or invasive, plants are, and helps us understand what the nonnative plants are on our campus. Knowing this, we can make other conclusions about the plants on our campus.
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2.)https://uanews.arizona.edu/story/invasion-in-the-desert-why-some-plant-species-are-survivors
3.)https://www.desertusa.com/du_plantsurv.html
4.)http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2013/mcgrath_jaco/adaptation.htm
5.) https://highdeserteco.org/non-native-species/
6.)https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/01/science/invasive-species.html]]> 2018-11-21 00:21:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mastake/9idrouonk2nn/wish/306568185 mastake https://padlet.com/mastake/9idrouonk2nn/wish/306568964 2018-11-21 00:26:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mastake/9idrouonk2nn/wish/306568964 mastake https://padlet.com/mastake/9idrouonk2nn/wish/306569027 2018-11-21 00:27:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mastake/9idrouonk2nn/wish/306569027