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The Varied Sitella is a small bird 135 to 170 mm inlength In the ACTregion its head nape and chin arethe face in males The mantle and back are pale greystreaked finely dusky The wings are dark. 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. Are . humans an invasive species? Give an example of why or why not. .. Name two invasive species affecting the Great Lakes.. What negative impacts are invasive species having on the Great Lakes ecosystem?. by Mrs. Neetz. What is an environment?. Plants and animals live together in many different environments all around the world.. An . environment. . is all the living and nonliving things in a place. . What is natural selection?. The change from a common ancestor into a number of different species that “radiate out” to inhabit different niches, it reduces competition. What is adaptive radiation?. Done by . Maria . Elagina. , . grade 6. Changes in climate. Changes in climate can affect the way ecosystems work and upset the habitats of living things. In the past, climate changes occurred slowly, allowing animals and plants to adapt to the new environment or move somewhere else. However, if future climate changes occur rapidly, animals and plants may not be able to react fast enough to survive. Here are some examples of animals and plants that are suffering from global warming.. 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 . 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. . TERRESTRIAL HABITATS . Terrestrial Habitat: Plants and animals that live on land, are said to be living in terrestrial habitat.. There are four types of terrestrial habitats.. Deserts. Mountain Regions. Jen Peterson. Jen Peterson. Growth Forms of Rangeland Plants. 4 major growth forms:. Grasses. Grass-likes. Forbs. Shrubs. Jen Peterson. Grasses. Most important and abundant kind of range plant. Cover more than 1/5. 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. What is a swan?same bodies of water as mute swans. Furthermore, mute swans come with their own problems. They are larger geese, and they cause more environMute Swans Are Not Native. Mute swans are nat humans an invasive species? Give an example of why or why not. .. Name two invasive species affecting the Great Lakes.. What negative impacts are invasive species having on the Great Lakes ecosystem?. 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?.