https://padlet.com/andrewac562/st8reiy0op5r en-us 2018-12-05 14:45:37 UTC 2018-12-05 15:04:30 UTC hello@padlet.com andrewac562 https://padlet.com/andrewac562/st8reiy0op5r/wish/311379734 Native species are either endemic or indigenous and are often considered native in multiple locations throughout the year due to migration.]]> 2018-12-05 14:46:39 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewac562/st8reiy0op5r/wish/311379734 andrewac562 https://padlet.com/andrewac562/st8reiy0op5r/wish/311379826 a wild plant growing where it is not wanted and in competition with cultivated plants.]]> 2018-12-05 14:46:48 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewac562/st8reiy0op5r/wish/311379826 andrewac562 https://padlet.com/andrewac562/st8reiy0op5r/wish/311379881  is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction.]]> 2018-12-05 14:46:53 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewac562/st8reiy0op5r/wish/311379881 andrewac562 https://padlet.com/andrewac562/st8reiy0op5r/wish/311379984 can be any kind of living organism—an amphibian (like the cane toad), plant, insect, fish, fungus, bacteria, or even an organism's seeds or eggs—that is not native to an ecosystem and causes harm. ]]> 2018-12-05 14:47:04 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewac562/st8reiy0op5r/wish/311379984 andrewac562 https://padlet.com/andrewac562/st8reiy0op5r/wish/311380041 Introduced, or non-native species, have been brought to their current locations by humans and often become invasive, or too pervasive for the environment. ]]> 2018-12-05 14:47:10 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewac562/st8reiy0op5r/wish/311380041 andrewac562 https://padlet.com/andrewac562/st8reiy0op5r/wish/311380152 Sometimes a distinction is made between a species' natural, endemic, indigenous, or native range, where it has historically originated and lived, and the range where a species has more recently established itself.]]> 2018-12-05 14:47:19 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewac562/st8reiy0op5r/wish/311380152 andrewac562 https://padlet.com/andrewac562/st8reiy0op5r/wish/311380314 Hydrilla is an aquatic plant that grows in freshwater, but can tolerate some brackish waters, and even those with limited water clarity.]]> 2018-12-05 14:47:34 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewac562/st8reiy0op5r/wish/311380314 andrewac562 https://padlet.com/andrewac562/st8reiy0op5r/wish/311380428 Salvinia molesta, commonly known as giant salvinia, or as kariba weed after it infested a large portion of Lake Kariba, is an aquatic fern, native to south-eastern Brazil. It is a free floating plant that does not attach to the soil, but instead remains buoyant on the surface of a body of water.]]> 2018-12-05 14:47:44 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewac562/st8reiy0op5r/wish/311380428 andrewac562 https://padlet.com/andrewac562/st8reiy0op5r/wish/311380488 the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.]]> 2018-12-05 14:47:50 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewac562/st8reiy0op5r/wish/311380488 andrewac562 https://padlet.com/andrewac562/st8reiy0op5r/wish/311380555 the control of a pest by the introduction of a natural enemy or predator.]]> 2018-12-05 14:47:59 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewac562/st8reiy0op5r/wish/311380555 andrewac562 https://padlet.com/andrewac562/st8reiy0op5r/wish/311380645 Chemical control. Chemical pesticides are often used to control diseases, pests or weeds. Chemical control is based on substances that are toxic (poisonous) to the pests involved.]]> 2018-12-05 14:48:06 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewac562/st8reiy0op5r/wish/311380645 andrewac562 https://padlet.com/andrewac562/st8reiy0op5r/wish/311380736  any of several freshwater, cyprinid fishes (such as the grass carp) that are native to Asia and were accidentally introduced into U.S. waters where they have spread widely and are considered detrimental to native fish stock due to their voracious appetite and rapid rate of reproduction.]]> 2018-12-05 14:48:15 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewac562/st8reiy0op5r/wish/311380736 andrewac562 https://padlet.com/andrewac562/st8reiy0op5r/wish/311380811 The zebra mussel is a small freshwater mussel. This species was originally native to the lakes of southern Russia and Ukraine. However, the zebra mussel has been accidentally introduced to numerous other areas, and has become an invasive species in many countries worldwide.]]> 2018-12-05 14:48:21 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewac562/st8reiy0op5r/wish/311380811 andrewac562 https://padlet.com/andrewac562/st8reiy0op5r/wish/311380897 Alternanthera philoxeroides, commonly referred to as alligator weed, is a native species to the temperate regions of South America, which includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.]]> 2018-12-05 14:48:27 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewac562/st8reiy0op5r/wish/311380897 andrewac562 https://padlet.com/andrewac562/st8reiy0op5r/wish/311380973 Intentional and Unintentional Introduction of Invasive and Non-native Species. ... Thus, invasive non-native species are successful competitors in new ecosystems, usually displacing native species and disrupting ecosystem processes.]]> 2018-12-05 14:48:33 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewac562/st8reiy0op5r/wish/311380973