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Piper Jones January, 2011

 Region on earth  Characterized by plants and animals  Same temperature  Live in Deciduous Forest  Also Taiga, Tundra, Tropical forest, Desert, Grasslands, Savanna  Picture credit: erate.php

Invasive or Alien Species  Animals in non-native habitat  Intentionally or accidently  Irreversible  Disrupt biome  Damage plants and animals  50% of endangered or threatened species

 Where:  Forests of Massachusetts  To produce inexpensive Silk  Affect plants:  Damage forests, shade, fruit, trees  Strip leaves  Kill oak trees  Picture credit: :

 Where:  United States  1850s  Released hundreds  Control insect populations  Affect Animals:  Song birds  Spread disease/ parasites  Affect Plants:  Destroy crops  Eat seeds of almost anything rrow.jpg

 Where:  South America  1956  26 queen bees  Replace other bees  Affect Animals:  Kill livestock  Stung repeatedly  Affect Plants:  Less honey  Less efficient pollinator Picture Credit: ed+Honey+bee&aq=f&aqi=g3&aql=&oq=

 Where:  United States  Asian Packing Crates  1998  Documented in Allentown, PA  Very common  Affect Plants:  Agricultural pests  Damage fruit and vegetables ▪ Suck to feed  1/3 of crops in West Virginia Picture Credit :

 Where:  Guam  Stowaway ship cargo  Affect Animals  No predators  High populations  Loss of birds  Local pets  Killed native species Picture Credit: aris_2_USGS_Photograph.jpg

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 Cause extinctions  Spread sickness  Damage native species  Eat food  Destructive to:  Forests  Shade  Agriculture  Trees  Trees nutrients  habitats  Disrupt biome  Treat the balance of nature

 Animals like:  Gypsy Moth  English Sparrow  Killer Bee  Stink Bug  Brown Tree Snake  Very Harmful  Contribute  Wildlife trade  To solve problems  Most likely irreversible  P.E.A.S  People for eating invasive species

 Biomes. World Biomes. Web. 20 December  “Gypsy Moth.” The World Book Encyclopedia. Chicago: World Book Print  Invasive Animals. World Wildlife Federation. Web. 17 December  Invasive Species. Pacific Northwest Research Station. Web. 22 December  Invader Species. Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Web. 5 January Invasive Species. Pacific Northwest Research Station. Web. 22 December  The Brown Tree Snake on Guam. United States Geological Survey. Web. 6 January 2011  The Threat Of Stink Bugs. Seven Bends. Web. 6 January 2011.