Category: Invasive Species

Gambian Rats  An Invasive Species to Florida Originally belonging to African territories, the Gambian rat quickly became an invasive species to Florida. In general, the natural habitat of this mammal is not densely populated residential areas, but for several decades the Gambian rat has been causing damage to Floridas urban ecosystem, namely Grassy Key.…

Curbing Invasive Species: Why Crown-of-thorns Starfish Should Be Moved to a Secluded Habitat The basic definition of an invasive breed is when one species native to a different habitat is transported into a foreign ecosystem. Without any natural predators, it completely messes up the food chain for the native genus. Some of the ways an…

Invasive Species: The Impact on the Environment Essay Exotic organisms cause a great harm to the existing a balanced ecosystem in forests and grasslands. Their devastating effects on ecology have led to long periods of research. However, there has been insufficient research on the impact of invasive plants on ecological associations in native communities (Klopfer,…

Managing Invasive Species Through Human Evolution and Dominion Modern man has built an empire. As a species, humans have made it to every continent, every ocean, and even space. The species did not begin this way; in fact, all modern humans can be traced to Homo erectus, a species that originated in Africa roughly 1.7…

How Invasive Species Affect The Ecosystem There are many things that impact the environment and the ecosystems within them. Some of the impacts are beneficial, while others tear the ecosystem apart such as climate change, overpopulation and invasive species. While some of these events are natural many of these events are caused by the human…

Invasive Species  Causes and Effects From Giant Hogweed to feral cats Invasive species need to be stopped. Defining the Impact/Activity: Invasive species are species that have been introduced to an ecosystem that affect the habitats and bioregions they invade economically, ecologically, socially, and culturally in a negative manner. This paper will describe the intentional…

The Problem of Invasive Species in America In America, we have a growing issue of feral hogs, and they are becoming very destructive. Hogs are not native to America and are considered an invasive species also known as an alien species. Invasive species are a major problem that must be understood and controlled. Invasive species,…

Amazon Rainforest: Keystone, Invasive, Endangered Species A biome selected to describe is a tropical rainforest biome and an ecosystem chosen is the Amazon rainforest. This rainforest is among the largest in the world, having a wide variety of species. In this essay, the example of a keystone species, the Brazil nut tree, found in the…