Tuesday, 19 November 2024

Invasive species

An invasive species is a plant, fungus, or animal species that is not native to a specific location (an introduced species), and which has a tendency to spread to a degree believed to cause damage to the environment, human economy or human health.

One study pointed out widely divergent perceptions of the criteria for invasive species among researchers (p. 135) and concerns with the subjectivity of the term "invasive" (p. 136). Some of the alternate usages of the term are below:

The term as most often used applies to introduced species (also called "non-indigenous" or "non-native") that adversely affect the habitats and bioregions they invade economically, environmentally, or ecologically. Such invasive species may be either plants or animals and may disrupt by dominating a region, wilderness areas, particular habitats, or wildland-urban interface land from loss of natural controls (such as predators or herbivores). This includes non-native invasive plant species labeled as exotic pest plants and invasive exotics growing in native plant communities. It has been used in this sense by government organizations as well as conservation groups such as the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the California Native Plant Society. The European Union defines "Invasive Alien Species" as those that are, firstly, outside their natural distribution area, and secondly, threaten biological diversity. It is also used by land managers, botanists, researchers, horticulturalists, conservationists, and the public for noxious weeds. The kudzu vine (Pueraria lobata), Andean Pampas grass (Cortaderia jubata), and yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) are examples.

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Dramatic decline in Tongariro’s native plants as invasive heather spreads

RNZ 20 Nov 2024

Native plants in the Tongariro National Park are being hit hard by the spread of invasive heather, with a 40 to 50 percent decline in native species in some areas, a study has found.

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This Thai Hotel Is Turning Invasive Species Into Gourmet Cuisine

Forbes 19 Nov 2024

The InterContinental Phuket Resort is working to save Thailand's native flora and fauna one plate at a time ... .

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Zoo trying to save fish from extinction after finding out they had last one on Earth

Oelwein Daily Register 19 Nov 2024

It suggested that the wild population has been completely decimated - likely caused by the introduction of invasive fish species such as the Mayan cichlid ... only fish species facing a perilous future.

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SCV oak trees threatened by invasive goldspotted oak borer

The Signal 19 Nov 2024

The insect has been labeled an invasive species to the area because of the “ecosystem havoc” it is creating by destroying oak trees ... There are four species of oak trees the insect has been affecting.

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A bittersweet parting

The Roanoke Times 19 Nov 2024

A group works in Blacksburg's Heritage Park every third Monday to clear invasive species and plant non-invasive ones ... .

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Project Wingspan is focused on pollinators

Daily Gate City 19 Nov 2024

“People who say that they are going to manage their property for invasive [species], use integrated pest management, they’re going to take care of that seed, that property, they will get on a list,” ...

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Urban mosquito sparks malaria surge in East Africa

The Peninsula 19 Nov 2024

But the emergence of an invasive species of mosquito on the continent could massively increase those numbers ... Unlike other species which are seasonal and prefer rural areas, stephensi thrives ...

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SC woman gets rude awakening from ball python: What to know about pythons in South Carolina

Independent Mail 19 Nov 2024

Ball python found outside Ferndale Honda. A common ball python was found near the front door of Ferndale Honda. Bonnie Darga, Detroit Free Press ... and are considered an invasive species, which may harm the environment and its native species.

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Boulder to conduct prescribed burns at the end of the year, into 2025

Fox31 Denver 19 Nov 2024

DENVER (KDVR) — The city of Boulder plans to conduct a series of prescribed burns at the end of 2024 that will carry on into the start of 2025, the city announced in a press release ... controlling plant growth and invasive weed species ... North Boulder ... .

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How a second Trump presidency could impact Great Lakes and Milwaukee cleanup efforts

Herald Times Reporter 19 Nov 2024

Here are the worst 10 invasive species in the Great Lakes. In a new study, scientists created a top 10 list of the worst 188 aquatic non-native invasive species in the Great Lakes ... Federal funding through the U.S ... The bill has stalled in committee.

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Pink eggs: All you need to know about the Apple Snail

Newsner 18 Nov 2024

Recognized as one of the 100 Worst Invasive Species globally, apple snails have the potential to wreak havoc on local ecosystems, outcompeting native species and damaging aquatic habitats.

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How hitchhiking ticks are bringing diseases to new places

Yahoo Daily News 18 Nov 2024

Increases in global temperatures due to climate change are now making it easier for some tick species to live as an invasive species ... However, scientists do not yet know if invasive species of ticks are likely to transmit these illnesses to humans.

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Climate change could help ticks spread diseases via migrating birds

Atlantic News Telegraph 18 Nov 2024

The changes to global temperatures caused by climate change are now making it easier for some ticks to establish themselves as invasive species ... Some species of Rickettsia can cause diseases in humans, ...

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Don't bug out! Invasive insect makes way into Georgia. Here's what we know

Athens Banner-Herald 18 Nov 2024

Dogs are scent-trained to seek out invasive Spotted Lanternfly eggs. Watch Australian shepherds Epic and Que in action as they train to sniff out invasive spotted lanternfly eggs ... A "new" invasive species has found its way to Georgia.

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Coal mining threatens Vhembe Biosphere Reserve

Mail Guardian South Africa 18 Nov 2024

All of the species are “still well represented in areas that won’t be disturbed ... “Island trees are at particularly high risk because of deforestation for urban development and agriculture at all scales, as well as invasive species, pests and diseases.

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Latest News for: invasive species

Dramatic decline in Tongariro’s native plants as invasive heather spreads

This Thai Hotel Is Turning Invasive Species Into Gourmet Cuisine

Zoo trying to save fish from extinction after finding out they had last one on Earth

SCV oak trees threatened by invasive goldspotted oak borer

A bittersweet parting

Project Wingspan is focused on pollinators

Urban mosquito sparks malaria surge in East Africa

SC woman gets rude awakening from ball python: What to know about pythons in South Carolina

Boulder to conduct prescribed burns at the end of the year, into 2025

How a second Trump presidency could impact Great Lakes and Milwaukee cleanup efforts

Pink eggs: All you need to know about the Apple Snail

How hitchhiking ticks are bringing diseases to new places

Climate change could help ticks spread diseases via migrating birds

Don't bug out! Invasive insect makes way into Georgia. Here's what we know

Coal mining threatens Vhembe Biosphere Reserve

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