Essays on Invasive species

In today’s society, domestic pets are very popular. As of 2006, more than 69 million households (63 percent) own at least one pet (“How Many Pets”, par. 1). And as the number of domestic pets increases, so does the number of exotic pets. But what exactly are exotic pets and what dangers do they present?…

 Birds in the Hawaiian ecosystem are facing extinction due to degradation and loss of their habitat from effects of animals such as the feral ungulates. These animals eat native plants and destroy ground cover through their hooves and grazing activities. According to the bird channel website, there has been a 64% reduction in the birds’…

The War on Invasive Speciess Invasive works species have proven to be a major menace to the natural resources of the United States. Invasive species have inauspicious effects on wildlife and can strangulate out estates upon estates of natural flora. Invasive works species are a major job to every facet of an ecosystem whether it…

It has been added to several noxious weed lists and is studied for its symbiotic relationship with various soil bacteria Key words: Invasive plants, Lisped cantata, Praseodymium, symbiosis, competition, control, silk bush clover By Alexander Make 238991 Bio 2129 Department of Biology University of Ottawa Introduction: Native to Asia and eastern Australia, Lisped cantata, has…

Darwin envisioned natural selection acting so slowly that its effects would be imperceptible in a human lifetime. But in the late 1900s, evolutionary biologists began to detect small but significant changes taking place in a handful of species. In the past decade, many more cases of natural selection have come to light, and scientists now…