Elle Invasive Species by Elle Ann Merritt

Elle Invasive Species by Elle Ann Merritt https://padlet.com/3426002/r3q33m2lc5abkrpa Made with big dreams en-us 2020-10-15 17:13:11 UTC 2020-10-16 17:22:47 UTC hello@padlet.com Lionfish 3426002 https://padlet.com/3426002/r3q33m2lc5abkrpa/wish/833303811 2020-10-15 17:29:13 UTC https://padlet.com/3426002/r3q33m2lc5abkrpa/wish/833303811 What is the species scientific name? 3426002 https://padlet.com/3426002/r3q33m2lc5abkrpa/wish/833312275 The scientific name of a lion fish is Pterois. ]]> 2020-10-15 17:31:11 UTC https://padlet.com/3426002/r3q33m2lc5abkrpa/wish/833312275 Sources 3426002 https://padlet.com/3426002/r3q33m2lc5abkrpa/wish/833335592 https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/lionfish-facts.html

http://www.oceansupport.org/lionfish-information#:~:text=Lionfish%20originate%20from%20the%20Indo,or%20fish%20hobbyists%20in%20Florida&text=Lionfish%20prey%20on%20species%20which%20are%20commercially%2C%20recreationally%20and%20ecologically%20important

https://reefci.com/2017/05/17/the-5-best-ideas-for-stopping-the-lionfish-invasion/

]]> 2020-10-15 17:36:27 UTC https://padlet.com/3426002/r3q33m2lc5abkrpa/wish/833335592 What is the species native or geographical location/habitat? 3426002 https://padlet.com/3426002/r3q33m2lc5abkrpa/wish/833337837 The lionfish is located in the South Pacific and Indian Oceans. ]]> 2020-10-15 17:36:58 UTC https://padlet.com/3426002/r3q33m2lc5abkrpa/wish/833337837 What is the species invaded geographical location/habitat? 3426002 https://padlet.com/3426002/r3q33m2lc5abkrpa/wish/833350638 Their non-native locations are the coastline of the United States from Florida to North Carolina. ]]> 2020-10-15 17:40:01 UTC https://padlet.com/3426002/r3q33m2lc5abkrpa/wish/833350638 How was this species introduced? 3426002 https://padlet.com/3426002/r3q33m2lc5abkrpa/wish/833361024 They were introduced into the Atlantic Ocean in the late 1980's by local aquariums or fish hobbyists in Florida. ]]> 2020-10-15 17:42:26 UTC https://padlet.com/3426002/r3q33m2lc5abkrpa/wish/833361024 Was the introduction intentional or accidental? Explain. 3426002 https://padlet.com/3426002/r3q33m2lc5abkrpa/wish/833362539 The introduction was purposeful. The aquariums/hobbyists had purposely brought the lion fish to it's invasive habitat. They had transferred them. ]]> 2020-10-15 17:42:45 UTC https://padlet.com/3426002/r3q33m2lc5abkrpa/wish/833362539 What is the species impact on the ecosystem? 3426002 https://padlet.com/3426002/r3q33m2lc5abkrpa/wish/833365657 They have an overall negative effect. The lionfish are predators of many food sources on the coastline, causing other populations to go down. They also eat fish that keep algae off the edges of the reef. ]]> 2020-10-15 17:43:28 UTC https://padlet.com/3426002/r3q33m2lc5abkrpa/wish/833365657 How can we prevent more invasions from this organism. 3426002 https://padlet.com/3426002/r3q33m2lc5abkrpa/wish/833367173 We can hunt them, eat them, train sharks to eat them, (yes its possible) Stop importing them, and we can report sightings. ]]> 2020-10-15 17:43:49 UTC https://padlet.com/3426002/r3q33m2lc5abkrpa/wish/833367173