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Lance RobinsonTexas Parks Wildlife DepartmentCoastal Fisheries DivisionRichard Gingras Introduced Species indigenous are those moved outside their normal range due to human activities Invasive spe. Browne M Boudjelas S De Poorter M 2000 100 of the Worlds Worst Invasive Alien Species A selection from the Global Invasive Species Database Published by The Invasive Species Specialist Group ISSG a specialist group of the Species Survival Commission Browne M Boudjelas S De Poorter M 2000 100 of the Worlds Worst Invasive Alien Species A selection from the Global Invasive Species Database Published by The Invasive Species Specialist Group ISSG a specialist group of the Species Survival Commission Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units Network National Meeting. Scott J. Cameron. June 5, 2014. Why care about invasives?. Earth’s most serious and least understood ecological problem. $1.4 trillion annual hit to global economy. Bullies in nature. An Introduction to Invasive Species. Bullies in nature. What are Invasive Non Native Species?. Invasive species are bullies in nature. Non Native species would not be here naturally. Jonathan . Gibbon. November 2014. 1. What we are and what we do. We campaign . to improve environmental quality for . everyone. ;. Independent . charity, . fighting for . people’s right to live and work in a place of which they can be . Can you name an invasive species in our area?. What is an invasive species?. An . invasive . species is an organism that…. Is not . native to an . ecosystem (it may be native to the region). Is . likely to . Imagine, for a moment…. Imagine, for a moment, that every hardwood deciduous tree in the community has died.. There are no trees lining the streets. The environmental center has had to be completely clear cut. WA definition (RCW 79A.25.310):. Non-native (alien) to ecosystem. Cause economic or environmental harm. Capable of spreading. NOT livestock, intentional crops, non-harmful exotics. Any type of living thing. STATION #1. INVASIVE SPECIES #1. INVASIVE SPECIES #2. STATION. #1. Provide the common name for . INVASIVE SPECIES #1. [1]. Provide the common name for . INVASIVE SPECIES #2. [1]. Identify the sex of the adult shown in the image for . Poorly managed vessel hulls can accumulate a high biomass of fouling and transport these communities to new areas. Image: DiveCo Ltd . Image: Diving Services NZ Ltd . Image: MPI. Microfouling. : a layer of microscopic organisms including bacteria and diatoms and the slimy substances they produce. Often referred to as a ‘slime layer’, microfouling can usually be removed by gently passing a finger over the surface. SLELO PRISM “Teaming up to stop the spread of invasive species” FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: St. Lawrence Eastern Lake Ontario Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management Invasions in the Water: DNA Barcodes of Invasive Species from Lower Yaphank Lake and Others Alex Corozza 1 , Alfredo Delcastillo 1 , Preeti Ramesh Kumar 1 Connetquot Highschool 1 Habitat Matters. Nature’s Vast, Unseen World. Double-toothed prominent (. Nerice. . bidentata. ) on an elm leaf. . Carol Groves. Pandorus. sphinx moth . (. Eumorpha. . pandorus. ) on a Virginia creeper at Kids Creek Park. . Help! . Our local wildlife is under threat from Alien invaders!. We need you to become Alien Detectives…... Could you learn about alien species, what they are, where they come from and what they are doing here?.