“Tsunami Debris Species” Debrief Worksheet
Instructions: Pick one species from the tsunami debris (listed on the data sheet).
Use the resources
available at the bottom of this form to research and summarize the answers to the questions below. Be
prepared to share what you learned with the rest of the class. You will have approx 2-3 minutes to share.
Scientific Name
Common Name
What is its native range?
What is its invaded range?
How did it get to its invaded
range?
Pelagic/ Non Pelagic? Habitat?
How does it spread?
What might its impacts be?
Have you ever seen this species
before? Where?
What is an interesting fun fact
about this species?
Resources:
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
http://www.serc.si.edu/
National Invasive Species Information Center
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/
Walla Walla University – Rosario Beach Marine Laboratory
http://www.wallawalla.edu/academics/departments/biology/rosario/inverts/
Global Invasive Species Database
http://www.issg.org/database/welcome/
Aquatic Invasions: A Curriculum for West Coast Aquatic Invasive Species Education
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