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2 Extreme Loss of Biodiversity. The Cause of much Extinction. Invasive Species. Yaniv Sadka Wilson Choy Present Shayna Sharim &

3  Invasive Species - alien, non-native animals and plants introduced into ecosystems  Non-Native – not from the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being  Biodiversity - diversity among and within plant and animal species in an environment

4 humans bring species to foreign land either accidentally or on purpose alien species has no natural predators non-native species able to survive and reproduce (survival of the fittest) animal becomes invasive by causing competition for resources and/or eating native plants and/or animals (invasive animal) plant becomes invasive by taking space, sunlight, and/or other nutrients from native plants or animals

5 Occurs on both Land and Sea, with animals and plants.

6 H y d r i l l a ( l o w e r r i g h t ) i s a n i n v a s i v e p l a n t. I t r e d u c e s t h e d i v e r s i t y i n t h e a r e a b y d o m i n a t i n g s p a c e c a u s i n g o t h e r p l a n t s t o d i e o u t. A s a r e s u l t, t h e m a r i n e a n i m a l s t h e f e e d o f f o f t h e n o w e x t i n c t p l a n t s a l s o d i e o u t. T h e m u t e s w a n ( u p p e r r i g h t ) i s e x t r e m e l y a n t a g o n i s t i c. T h o u g h a g o r g e o u s s y m b o l o f l o v e, t h i s s w a n c a n “ d r i v e a w a y n a t i v e b i r d s a n d d e v o u r u n d e r w a t e r g r a s s e s. ”

7 Nearly 140 billion dollars is spent on damage and control costs for invasive species annually in the United States. After all, we all know money doesn’t grow on trees…

8 Non-native species are a major threat to biodiversity. They may consume eggs of a species or a species itself. Invasive species also cause greater competition for resources.“Of all 1,880 imperiled species in the US, 49% endangered because of introduced species alone or because of their impact combined with other forces.”

9 In the United States, every state has different laws and bans. In Florida for instance, many animals and plants are banned. Some include the Australian Pine, Hydrilla, Japanese Climbing Fern, Fire Ant(near right), Zebra Muscles(far bottom right), and the Great Toad (far top right). If you are to try to import any of the banned species and are caught, a juicy fine and maybe a little jail time is in your near future.

10 In California, the California Exotic Animal Laws have been in place since 1933. That set of laws along with the California Code of Registrations Title 148671 covers the transport of exotic animals.

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12 Who Can You Contact? The Environmental Literary Council The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) The United States Fish and Wildlife Service The California Department of Fish and Game

13  http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=invasive+species&view =detail&id=F6F6A2296F67490BDFA1C31DB5D39B56CB5C325A&firs t=1&FORM=IDFRIR http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=invasive+species&view =detail&id=F6F6A2296F67490BDFA1C31DB5D39B56CB5C325A&firs t=1&FORM=IDFRIR  http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=invasive+species&view =detail&id=E7102962DD5749B17AE3B1EC0FBBACDC9A96DC41&fi rst=1&FORM=IDFRIR http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=invasive+species&view =detail&id=E7102962DD5749B17AE3B1EC0FBBACDC9A96DC41&fi rst=1&FORM=IDFRIR  http://www.Dictionary.com http://www.Dictionary.com  http://library.thinkquest.org/J003358F/trivia.html http://library.thinkquest.org/J003358F/trivia.html  http://www.treknature.com/gallery/photo160544.htm http://www.treknature.com/gallery/photo160544.htm  http://www.mdsg.umd.edu/issues/restoration/non-natives/ http://www.mdsg.umd.edu/issues/restoration/non-natives/  http://farm1.static.flickr.com/47/117002290_f2ba886494_o.jpg http://farm1.static.flickr.com/47/117002290_f2ba886494_o.jpg  http://www.fpl.com/environment/exotic/exotic_and_invasive_sp ecies_index.shtml http://www.fpl.com/environment/exotic/exotic_and_invasive_sp ecies_index.shtml  http://www.californiaherps.com/frogs/images/bcognatusrc5085. jpg http://www.californiaherps.com/frogs/images/bcognatusrc5085. jpg  http://www.dfg.ca.gov/invasives/ http://www.dfg.ca.gov/invasives/


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