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Invasive Species
Strawberry guava Banana poka
Miconia Japanese White-eye
Pig
ActivityStudents are to prepare a written case study
on a Hawaiian invasive species.
Include the following• native location of the species• how it was introduced to an ecosystem• where it became invasive• what impacts are associated with the
invasive species, • what control measures are possible• insert a picture of the species.
Each pair of students should select a different invasive species to investigate. Select one species from the following websites:
• Hawaii's Most Invasive Horticultural Plants
http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/dofaw/hortweeds/specieslist.htm
• USGS NAS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species
http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/SpeciesList.aspx?Group=&State=HI&Sortby=[Group],Genus,Species,SubSpecies&submit2=Submit
• USGS Noxious Weed List
http://plants.usda.gov/java/noxious?rptType=State&statefips=15
• Hawaii’s Biological Survey: Good Guys vs Bad Guys List
http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/good-bad/list.html
See Example of Invasive Species Report:
Invasive Species: Giant Salvinia (Salvinia molesta )
Fig. 1. Salvinia molesta; DLNR worker using booms to surround plants in Lake Wilson, Wahiawa, HI.
Activity:
Make a concept map of the species selected in class for the invasive species background information.doc. Please include native terrestrial or marine species and the impacts posed by the invasive species.
mosquito
white-eye
miconiabanana
poka
strawberry guava
pig
Provides food for
Creates habitat for and spreads seed of
Creates habitat for
Provides food for
Provides food for
Spreads seeds of
Spreads seeds of
Provides food for
Spreads disease to and from