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Activity Students are to prepare a written case study on a Hawaiian invasive species. Include the following native location of the species how it was introduced to an ecosystem where it became invasive what impacts are associated with the invasive species, what control measures are possible insert a picture of the species.

Each pair of students should select a different invasive species to investigate. Select one species from the following websites: Hawaii's Most Invasive Horticultural Plants USGS NAS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species ortby=[Group],Genus,Species,SubSpecies&submit2=Submit USGS Noxious Weed List Hawaii’s Biological Survey: Good Guys vs Bad Guys List

See Example of Invasive Species Report: Invasive Species: Giant Salvinia (Salvinia molesta ) Fig. 1. Salvinia molesta; DLNR worker using booms to surround plants in Lake Wilson, Wahiawa, HI.

Activity: Make a concept map of the species selected in class for the invasive species background information.doc. Please include native terrestrial or marine species and the impacts posed by the invasive species.

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