PPT-What is an invasive species?

WA definition RCW 79A25310 Nonnative alien to ecosystem Cause economic or environmental harm Capable of spreading NOT livestock intentional crops nonharmful exotics Any type of living thing. 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 Natural History Description G olden alga is a single cell micro scopic flagellated member of the haptophytes that is capable of releasing toxins which can cause extensive kills of aquatic animals Taxonomy Common name golden alga Family Prymnesiac A self-teaching and reference tool . 1. Project background, introduction, simple searches and datasheets. Created in support of Invasive Species Compendium outreach activities supported by European Commission Directorate-General for Environment; Thematic Programme for Environment and sustainable management of Natural Resources including Energy . „But the cardoon (Cynara cardunculus) has a far wider range.: it now occurs in these latitudes on both sides of the Cordillera across the continent. I saw it in unfrequented spots in Chile, Entre Rios, and Banda oriental. In the latter country alone, very many (probably several hundred) square miles are covered with one mass of these prickly plants, and are impenetrable by man or beast. Over the undulating plains, where these great beds occur, nothing else can live. Before their introduction, however, I apprehend the surface supported as in other parts a rank herbage. I doubt whether any case is on record of an invasion of so grand scale of one plant over the aborigines”. The Dirty Dozen. Plus Friends. Paul Dolan. Small Forest are A Big Deal. Invasive Plants. Japanese . Stiltgrass. Microstegium. . vimineum. Invasive Plants. What is an Invasive? . Invasive species:. (FL-PRISM). Hilary R. Mosher, Coordinator, FL-PRISM. Finger Lakes Institute. Hobart and William Smith Colleges. 601 S. Main St.. Geneva, NY 14456. Mosher@hws.edu. 315.7814385. Importance of a Collaborative Approach. LiDAR-derived Topography. Citation: . Hannam, M.,L.M. Moskal and S. Wyllie-Echeverria, 2009. Predicting an Invasive Species’ Distribution with LiDAR-derived Topography. Factsheet # 8. Remote Sensing and Geospatial Application Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Digital version of the fact sheet can be downloaded at: . Northwest Michigan. Habitat Matters. Nature’s Vast, Unseen World. Double-toothed prominent (. Nerice. . bidentata. ) on an elm leaf. . Carol Groves. Pandorus. sphinx moth . (. Eumorpha. . pandorus. Exotic. —organisms that have been introduced by human activity into an ecosystem where they are not native.. Invasive species. —exotic that spreads naturally into natural or semi-natural habitat, causing a major change in the habitat and how it functions. 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. See it? Report it!. 1) . Phone. Emergency . Aquatic Invasive . Species Hotline. 1-888-WDFW-AIS. WA/OR/ID . Feral Swine . Hotline. 1-888-268-9219. 2) Mobile . app. WA . Invasives. for . iOS. and . Android. 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 . 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