Activity 73:Introduced Species
What is an introduced species? • A species that has been moved by humans from its normal habitat to a new habitat, either intentionally or by a mistake • Also often referred to as invasive species
Example of Introduced Species:Nile Perch • http://www.columbia.edu/itc/cerc/danoff-burg/invasion_bio/inv_spp_summ/Lates_niloticus.htm
Nile Perch Notes
Student Task • Use the worksheet provided to record your notes on your introduced species • Use the websites identified within the webquest • Create an informational document to warn people about the introduced species you researched.
Rubric for grading:Communicating Skills
Asian Carp • http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/06/24/carp-pocalypse-the-great-lakes-asian-carp-invasion-begins/ • https://www.nwf.org/Our-Work/Environmental-Threats/Invasive-Species/Asian-Carp
Asian Longhorn Beetle • http://www.uvm.edu/albeetle/ • http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/jun00/asian0600.htm
Asian Tiger Mosquito • http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/pctigermosquito.htm • http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/aquatic/asian_tiger.htm
Brown Tree Snake • https://www.britannica.com/animal/brown-tree-snake • http://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Brown_tree_snake • https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/animals/bts.shtml
Burning Bush (Winged Euonymus) • http://landscaping.about.com/od/landscapingshrubsbushe1/p/burning_bush.htm • http://www.ecolandscaping.org/04/invasive-plants/winged-euonymus-an-exotic-invasive-plant-fact-sheet/
Canadian Geese • http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7003.html • https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/sep/27/france-considers-canada-geese-cull
Common Teasel • https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/plants/teasel.shtml • https://www.nps.gov/articles/common-teasel.htm • https://www.invasiveplantatlas.org/subject.html?sub=3018
Emerald Ash Borer • http://ento.psu.edu/extension/trees-shrubs/emerald-ash-borer • http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/disturbance/invasive_species/eab/biology_ecology/planipennis/
European Starling • https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/animals/eurostarling.shtml • http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1958657_1958656_1958664,00.html
Feral Pigs • http://blog.pennlive.com/wildaboutpa/2009/01/pennsylvania_protects_wild_hog.html • http://wildpiginfo.msstate.edu/ • https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/wildlifedamage/operational-activities/feral-swine
Garlic Mustard • https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/plants/garlicmustard.shtml • http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/animals-and-plants/noxious-weeds/weed-identification/garlic-mustard.aspx
Golden Bamboo • https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/plants/goldenbamboo.shtml • https://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/plant-directory/phyllostachys-aurea/
Greenbrier (Round Leaf Greenbrier) • https://www.invasiveplantatlas.org/subject.html?sub=6428 • http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/fieldbio/Verrill_Wolf/pages/Roundleaf_greenbriar.html
Honeysuckle • https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/plants/honeysuckle.shtml • http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/terrestrialplants/woody/exotichoneysuckles.html
Hydrilla • https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/aquatics/hydrilla.shtml • http://nyis.info/invasive_species/hydrilla/
Japanese Barberry • http://www.ecolandscaping.org/11/invasive-plants/japanese-barberry-exotic-invasive-plant-fact-sheet/ • https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/plants/barberry.shtml
Japanese Beetles http://ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/japanese-beetle https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/terrestrialanimals/japanese_beetle/index.html
Japanese Knotweed https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/plants/knotweed.shtml https://www.michigan.gov/invasives/0,5664,7-324-68002_71240_73850-368750--,00.html
Japanese Stilt Grass • https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/plants/stiltgrass.shtml • http://www.docs.dcnr.pa.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/document/dcnr_010258.pdf
Kudzu • http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/indiana/journeywithnature/kudzu-invasive-species.xml • https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/plants/kudzu.shtml
Multiflora Rose • http://www.nyis.info/index.php?action=invasive_detail&id=33 • https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/plants/multiflorarose.shtml
Mute Swans • http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/terrestrialanimals/muteswan/index.html • http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/06/0605_030605_muteswan.html • https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7076.html
Norway Rat • http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/rattnorv.htm • http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/pcnorwayrat.htm
Nutria • http://nutria.com/site.php • http://en.mercopress.com/2009/08/02/south-americas-nutria-one-of-the-worst-invasive-species-in-us-wetlands • http://www.wetland.org/education_nutria.htm
Purple Loosestrife https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/aquatics/loosestrife.shtml https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/aquaticplants/purpleloosestrife/index.html
Pythons • http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080223111456.htm • http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/06/0603_040603_invasivespecies.html • http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/07/08/tech/main5144502.shtml
Snakehead Fish • http://www.chesapeakebay.net/fieldguide/critter/northern_snakehead • https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/invasive-fish-expands-territory-this-is-just-absolutely-something-we-didnt-want-to-happen/2015/08/05/75e5fe3c-3afc-11e5-b3ac-8a79bc44e5e2_story.html
Sparrows • http://www.columbia.edu/itc/cerc/danoff-burg/invasion_bio/inv_spp_summ/Passer_domesticus.htm • https://www.terminix.com/blog/home-garden/are-house-sparrows-invasive • https://milliontrees.me/2012/05/08/the-sparrow-wars-americas-first-invasive-species/
Stink Bugs • http://ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/brown-marmorated-stink-bug • https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/animals/stinkbug.shtml
Zebra Mussels • http://cisr.ucr.edu/quagga_zebra_mussels.html • https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/aquaticanimals/zebramussel/index.html • https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/aquatics/zebramussel.shtml
