Invasive Species Ecology by Grace Parker https://padlet.com/parkerg19/ehw2015uo6k4 + Wazzit Activity en-us 2017-12-11 19:12:31 UTC 2023-06-03 05:46:59 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Xmastree.png 1- Invasive Species parkerg19 https://padlet.com/parkerg19/ehw2015uo6k4/wish/215181795 A species non-native to an ecosystem and whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm.

]]> 2017-12-11 19:14:56 UTC https://padlet.com/parkerg19/ehw2015uo6k4/wish/215181795 2- Characteristics that Invasive species share: parkerg19 https://padlet.com/parkerg19/ehw2015uo6k4/wish/215185470 2017-12-11 19:22:37 UTC https://padlet.com/parkerg19/ehw2015uo6k4/wish/215185470 Invasive Species Ecology parkerg19 https://padlet.com/parkerg19/ehw2015uo6k4/wish/216549122 1)  Define "Invasive Species"
2) Describe, in detail, the characteristics that most invasive species share.
3) How did Burmese Pythons get introduced to Florida?
4) Describe, in detail, the ecological and environmental impact of Burmese Pythons in Florida
5)  Describe, in detail, the ecological and environmental impact of Lion Fish in Florida 
6) Describe the economic and environmental impact of invasive feral cats. 
7) Describe the management of invasive feral cats be controversial.


]]> 2017-12-15 16:47:53 UTC https://padlet.com/parkerg19/ehw2015uo6k4/wish/216549122 How did Burmese Pythons get introduced to Florida? parkerg19 https://padlet.com/parkerg19/ehw2015uo6k4/wish/216552660 They are brought from South America and sold as pets. When they get too big people realize "Oh shoot I can't feed my snake a small goat" and release them into the wild.]]> 2017-12-15 16:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/parkerg19/ehw2015uo6k4/wish/216552660 parkerg19 https://padlet.com/parkerg19/ehw2015uo6k4/wish/216555227 2017-12-15 17:03:14 UTC https://padlet.com/parkerg19/ehw2015uo6k4/wish/216555227 Ecological and Environmental Impact of the Burmese Python in Florida parkerg19 https://padlet.com/parkerg19/ehw2015uo6k4/wish/216556019 - No natural predators, so there's no natural way to control the species size
- They consume food that other animals need, increasing competition. 
- The species is able to keep growing while their competitors have to fight for food and against the animals that predate them
- They eat alligator eggs, and some can eat a young adults
- Alligators are a key stone species]]> 2017-12-15 17:05:34 UTC https://padlet.com/parkerg19/ehw2015uo6k4/wish/216556019 Ecological and Environmental Impact of Lion Fish parkerg19 https://padlet.com/parkerg19/ehw2015uo6k4/wish/216595407 - They have no natural predators 
- They're covered in poisonous spines making them impossible to be predated by other animals
- They increase competition for food 
- They decrease diversity by predating on fish ---> The animals who evolved to eat those fish have a decreased food supply and begin to die off. 

]]> 2017-12-15 18:50:56 UTC https://padlet.com/parkerg19/ehw2015uo6k4/wish/216595407 parkerg19 https://padlet.com/parkerg19/ehw2015uo6k4/wish/216598103 2017-12-15 18:58:23 UTC https://padlet.com/parkerg19/ehw2015uo6k4/wish/216598103 Economic and Environmental Impact of Invasive Feral Cats parkerg19 https://padlet.com/parkerg19/ehw2015uo6k4/wish/216598634 - They eat a large amount of native bird species which can dramatically effect local bird populations
- People have to spend a large amount of money trying to control their populations through procedures that would spay/neuter them]]> 2017-12-15 19:00:05 UTC https://padlet.com/parkerg19/ehw2015uo6k4/wish/216598634 The Controversy in Management of Feral Cats parkerg19 https://padlet.com/parkerg19/ehw2015uo6k4/wish/216600943 - Unlike pythons and lion fish, humans have a bond with cats as domestic pets
- Just killing them all is unethical in some people's eyes ]]> 2017-12-15 19:06:59 UTC https://padlet.com/parkerg19/ehw2015uo6k4/wish/216600943 parkerg19 https://padlet.com/parkerg19/ehw2015uo6k4/wish/216602388 2017-12-15 19:11:04 UTC https://padlet.com/parkerg19/ehw2015uo6k4/wish/216602388 Ways to control invasive species grayj https://padlet.com/parkerg19/ehw2015uo6k4/wish/216605434 - Mechanical 
     - Trapping wild hog 
- Chemical 
      - Poison: Pesticide 
- Biological 
     - Introduce Carp to control the hydrilla plant
- Ecological 
     - Introducing fire back into an ecosystem that evolved with fire]]> 2017-12-15 19:20:07 UTC https://padlet.com/parkerg19/ehw2015uo6k4/wish/216605434 Works Cited parkerg19 https://padlet.com/parkerg19/ehw2015uo6k4/wish/216609467 www.animal.blogspot.com
www.pinterest.com
www.true-wildlife.blogspot.com
www.playfulkitty.net]]> 2017-12-15 19:31:51 UTC https://padlet.com/parkerg19/ehw2015uo6k4/wish/216609467