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Invasive Species: Beauty or a Beast?

Invasive Species: Beauty or a Beast?. BIM June 4 th. "On a global basis...the two great destroyers of biodiversity are, first habitat destruction and, second, invasion by exotic species” - E.O. Wilson. Definitions. Native Non-native, Exotic, Alien, Introduced

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Invasive Species: Beauty or a Beast?

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  1. Invasive Species: Beauty or a Beast? BIM June 4th "On a global basis...the two great destroyers of biodiversity are, first habitat destruction and, second, invasion by exotic species” - E.O. Wilson

  2. Definitions • Native • Non-native, Exotic, Alien, Introduced • Refer to a species that occurs outside its natural range and dispersal potential Invasive Species A species that is non-native (or alien) to the ecosystem under consideration and whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health. (Executive Order 13112, 1999)

  3. Characteristics • Out-compete • Fast reproduction/Asexual reproduction • Fast growth/Mature early • Weedy/Hearty • Generalist • Ecologically flexible • Great dispersal or migration ability

  4. “the vine that ate the South”

  5. Cost Estimated annual costs associated with non-native species: Group costs (in millions) Plants (purple loosestrife, weeds) 34,000 Mammals (feral pigs, rats) 37,000 Birds (pigeons, starlings) 2,000 Fishes 1,000 Arthropods (ants, termites, other pests) 19,000 Mollusks (zebra mussel, asian clam) 1,200 Microbes (plant pathogens, animal disease) 41,000 All organisms - over $136 billion per year Source: Pimentel et al. 2000 BioScience 13

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