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Invasive plants and native plant extinctions Paul Downey a framework for management BioScience 48 607615 1998 New Zealand Journal of Ecology 12 116 1997 PLoS Biology 12 e1001850 2014. 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. An introduction. What is a . native species?. Native species are those that normally live and thrive in a particular community. They occupy specific habitats and have specific niches in their native environment. They have natural predators that help to keep their populations in check.. By: Elizabeth S. Butler. Pd. 3. What is an Endangered Species?. An Endangered Species is a species of animal that is on the brink of extinction. The . endangered . animal is usually close to extinction because of . St Restoration. Zeta . Theta St. .. Great Opportunity. Ecologically speaking. Connected to Lake Hartwell. Publicity. 450 students walk by per day . Drainage Pipes. Concerns. Erosion. Undercutting in the banks. What is a native plant?. Plants native to Florida are plants that were here before the arrival of the Europeans. Plants native to this area of Florida have evolved mechanisms over the centuries that enable them to handle our climate. . Identification and Management . Sasha Shaw. King County Noxious Weed Control Program. www.kingcounty.gov/weeds. . Courtesy of Sasha Shaw, King County Noxious Weed Control Program. Agenda. Brief review of definitions, lists and impacts. 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. Exotic . or Non – Native . species-. species that has been introduced to a new area that is not it’s natural habitat. Invasive species. —exotic . that causes . major change . or damage in . the habitat . KAREN LANCOUR. National Rules Committee Chairman- Life Sciences. Event Rules – 2016. . DISCLAIMER. . This presentation was prepared using draft rules.  There may be some changes in the final copy of the rules.. FLORIDA PLANTS What is a native plant? Plants native to Florida are plants that were here before the arrival of the Europeans Plants native to this area of Florida have evolved mechanisms over the centuries that enable them to handle our climate. 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. . of increasing . concern. Antonio DiTommaso. Department of Crop . and . Soil Sciences. Cornell . University . (ad97@cornell.edu). Why . Worry?. Invasive plants estimated to cost the U.S. economy $40 billion/year; $26.4 billion due to cropland weeds. Ian McBride. Earth and Physical Science Department. Western Oregon University. Monmouth, Oregon. Email: imcbride11@wou.edu. Outline. Part 1: . I. ntroduction to Riparian Zones. The pieces of a riparian zone. Updated. . 2019. . b. y BCTS Staff. Invasive Species Training. Invasive Species Training. SFI Commitment. Objective 4.1 - Conservation Biological Diversity. Indicator 7- Participation in programs and demonstration of activities as appropriate to limit the introduction, spread and impact of invasive exotic plants and animal communities.