Activity 73: Introduced Species Mrs. Hunter/ Mr. Egros/ Mrs. Kozuch 2011 What is an introduced species? • A species that has been moved by humans from its normal habitat to a new habitat, either intentionally or by a mistake • Also often referred to as invasive species Example of Introduced Species: Nile Perch Nile Perch Notes Name of organism Lake Victoria perch (formerly Nile Perch) Lates niloticus Order – Perciformes Class – Osteichthyes (boney fish) Phylum – Chordata Kingdom - Animalia Distribution Native to Lake Chad, Nile River, Zaire River, and Niger River Introduced to Lake Victoria in the 1950s Now present in huge numbers throughout Lake Victoria Effects on people Huge increase in food availability for locals Decline in smaller fisheries and increase in large fishing operations Increase in fish exports, providing more money and jobs Effects on ecosystems Extinction of 200 species of cichlids Four-fold increase in algae levels, which has reduced oxygen availability in the lake Increase in the number of insects (prey for cichlids) Deforestation (wood needed to process Nile Perch) Position in the food web Predator of small fish such as cichlids Nile Perch’s only predator are people Reasons for success No natural predators in Lake Victoria Large, powerful fish – easily caches fish and shrimp native to Lake Victoria Issues in the future Governments and many local people do not wish to remove Nile Perch Population of Nile Perch may change depending on its food availability Websites used for Nile Perch • http://www.columbia.edu/itc/cerc/danoffburg/invasion_bio/inv_spp_summ/Lates_ni loticus.htm Task 1. Use the worksheet provided to record your notes on your introduced species 2. Use the websites identified within the webquest 3. Create a wanted poster using the template provided on the P: Drive Rubric for grading: Communicating Skills Level 4 Above and Beyond – 12/10pts Student accomplishes level 3 response and enhances answer such as providing additional images, diagrams or facts Level 3 Complete and Correct 10/10pts Student communicates ideas clearly with no technical errors (grammar, spelling or sentence structure). Level 2 Almost there 8/10pts Student may have several technical errors (grammar, spelling or sentence structure) but the errors DO NOT prevent the audience from understanding the message Level 1 On your way 6/10pts Students communication is unclear or too many technical errors (grammar, spelling or sentence structure) seriously distracts the audience from understanding the message Level 0 Redo 0/10pts Students’ response is missing, illegible or irrelevant Asian Carp • http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/invasive/asianca rp/ • http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/06/24/carppocalypse-the-great-lakes-asian-carpinvasion-begins/ Asian Longhorn Beetle • http://www.uvm.edu/albeetle/ • http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/jun0 0/asian0600.htm Asian Tiger Mosquito • http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburght rib/news/s_694039.html • http://www.mda.state.md.us/plantspests/mosquito_control/_asian_tiger_mos quito_md.php Brown Tree Snake • http://www.fort.usgs.gov/Resources/Educa tion/BTS/ • http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/ 2010/09/100924-science-animals-guambrown-tree-snakes-mouse-tylenol/ Burning Bush (Winged Euonymus) • http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/invasiv etutorial/winged_euonymus.htm • http://landscaping.about.com/od/landscapi ngshrubsbushe1/p/burning_bush.htm Canadian Geese • http://www.pserie.psu.edu/seagrant/ais/wa tershed/goose.htm • http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7003.html Common Teasel • http://www.oardc.ohiostate.edu/weedguide/singlerecord.asp?id =850 • http://dnr.wi.gov/invasives/fact/thistle_Em arsh.htm Emerald Ash Borer • http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/fpm_in vasives_EAB.aspx • http://ento.psu.edu/extension/treesshrubs/emerald-ash-borer European Starling • http://www.fs.fed.us/invasivespecies/docu ments/EuropeanStarling.pdf • http://lib.colostate.edu/research/agnic/invs pecies/starlings.html Feral Pigs • http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/wildlife/ publ/wlnotebook/pig.htm • http://live.psu.edu/story/20602 • http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server. pt?open=514&objID=621618&mode=2 Garlic Mustard •http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/invasiv etutorial/garlic_mustard.htm •http://www.paflora.org/Alliaria%20petiolata .PDF Greenbrier • http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol= SMRO • http://wildflowers.jdcc.edu/Smilax.html Honeysuckle • http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/invasiv etutorial/Japanese_honeysuckle.htm • http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/dnap/invasive/1 amurhoneysuck/tabid/1996/Default.aspx Hydrilla • http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/invasiv etutorial/hydrilla.htm • http://www.rockdalecitizen.com/newtonne ws/headlines/103104724.html Japanese Barberry • http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/invasiv etutorial/japanese_euro_barberry.htm • http://paflora.org/Berberis%20thunbergii.p df • http://plants.usda.gov/java/county?state_n ame=Pennsylvania&statefips=42&symbol =BETH Japanese Beetles • http://ohioline.osu.edu/hygfact/2000/2001.html • http://ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/ja panese-beetle Japanese Knotweed • http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/invasiv etutorial/japanese_knotweed.htm • http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/faja1.h tm Japanese Stiltgrass • http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/invasiv etutorial/Japanese_stiltgrass.htm • http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritag e/vaisc/species/japanese-stilt-grass.htm Kudzu • http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/invasiv etutorial/kudzu.htm • http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/e hs/newscience/invasion-of-kudzu-mayincrease-ozone-levels/ Multiflora Rose • http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/invasiv etutorial/Multiflora_rose.htm • http://dnr.state.il.us/Stewardship/cd/biocon trol/22MultifloraRose.html Mute Swans • http://www.pserie.psu.edu/seagrant/ais/wa tershed/swan.htm • http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/ 2003/06/0605_030605_muteswan.html Norway Rat • http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/rattnorv.htm • http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/pcnor wayrat.htm Nutria • http://www.mdsg.umd.edu/issues/restorati on/non-natives/workshop/nutria.html • http://en.mercopress.com/2009/08/02/sout h-americas-nutria-one-of-the-worstinvasive-species-in-us-wetlands Purple Loosestrife • http://www.pserie.psu.edu/seagrant/ais/wa tershed/loosestrife.htm • http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/aquatic s/loosestrife.shtml Pythons • http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/200 8/02/080223111456.htm • http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/ 2004/06/0603_040603_invasivespecies.ht ml • http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/07/0 8/tech/main5144502.shtml Snakehead Fish • http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wpdyn/A58471-2002Jul11?language=printer • http://www.fws.gov/snakeheadfstotal.pdf Sparrows • http://www.columbia.edu/itc/cerc/danoffburg/invasion_bio/inv_spp_summ/Passer_ domesticus.htm • http://www.examiner.com/urban-wildlife-inpittsburgh/sparrows-the-city Spreading Bamboo • http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/parks/bamboo.htm l • http://www.ecosystemgardening.com/most -hated-plants-bamboo.html Stink Bugs • http://ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/br own-marmorated-stink-bug • http://www.wtae.com/money/27056729/det ail.html Zebra Mussels • http://www.great-lakes.net/envt/florafauna/invasive/zebra.html • http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/invasive_speci es/zebra_mussels.html