invasive Species
Published on Dec 16, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
LION FISH
- Natural habitat: indo-pacific, seaward edge of reefs and coral, lagoons, and rocky surfaces
- Started living in the east coast Caribbean when hurricane Andrew destroyed and aquarium
- Pose a major threat to reef ecological systems, and could decrease Atlantic reef diversity
Photo by Scorpions and Centaurs
STARLINGS
- Habitat: Europe, Asia, Africa
- Eugene schiefflin decided all birds mentioned by William Shakespeare should live in America
- Eat livestock rations and food found in garbage. Threaten ecosystems by dominating the natural residents
Photo by Bev Goodwin
CANE TOAD
- Original habitat: Australia
- Reproduced rapidly and now dwell in north and South America
- Breed easily, have abundant food and steal food from animal bowls. Animals that eat the cane toads die from their poisoning
- Humans do eat cane toads and have died from their venom. Cane toads are hunted by humans.
Photo by Andreas Kay
SNAKEHEAD FISH
- Original habitat: China, Russia, and Korea.
- Have swam through the lakes and have appeared in New York.
- Harm native fish and wildlife, and impact our economy. Eat voraciously, primarily on fish but also eat frogs.
Photo by larryoien
KILLER BEE
- Original habitat: Africa
- Discovered in 1985 in San Joaquin valley of California hatched onto a Venezuelan oil tanker.
- Have a significant impact of honey production.
Photo by ian.crowther
MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE
- Original habitat: Mexico, British Columbia, and Northern America
- Can stand against a trees defenses and destroy acres of forest
GIANT AFRICAN SNAIL
- Habitat: east Africa
- Have established themselves in United States Hawaii and making their way to Florida
- Have begun to attack agriculture fields and flower gardens, and are dangerous to animals.
- In rare cases, they will consume eachother
Photo by Thomas H Brown
SEA WALNUT
- Original Habitat: Black Sea
- Have been found in casein sea, and north and Baltic seas
- Eat zooplankton which were depleted, thereby affecting the entire food chain of the lake
Photo by ROSS HONG KONG
PYTHON
- Habitats: Africa, Nepal, India, Burma, basically everywhere
- They're everywhere
- They attack everything, and they come from a poisonous ancestor
Photo by hannes.steyn
FIRE ANTS
- Habitats: U.S, Australia, phillippines, China, and Taiwan
- Accidentally introduced into U.S from a South American cargo ship
- Have a painful sting, and can kill animals larger than them
- Their enemies are phorid flies
Photo by Tushar Pokle
