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Invasive Species

An organism or plant that is introduced to a new environment where it is not native ^[1]

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 = Invasive Species =
+== What are invasive species? ==
+* An organism or plant that is introduced to a new environment where it is not native <ref>www.oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/invasive.html </ref>
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+== Impact ==
+* Vertebrate invasives
+* Invertebrate invasives <ref name="Hawaii"> http://www.hawaiicoralreefstrategy.com/index.php/local-action-strategies/aquatic-invasive-species </ref>
+* Community-wide effects
+== Common examples ==
+* Algae (many types) <ref name="Hawaii">  </ref>
+* Amphipods <ref name="ICUN"> http://www.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/marine/marine_our_work/marine_invasives/seychelles/ </ref>
+* Sponge <ref name="ICUN"> </ref>
+== Lionfish ==
+* Where it came from (Hurricane Andrew) <ref name="coris">http://coris.noaa.gov/exchanges/lionfish/ </ref>
+* Sightings and dispersal <ref name="coris">  </ref>
+* Impact on coral reef ecosystems <ref name="Albins"> Albins, Mark A. and Mark A. Hixon. "Invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish Pterois volitans reduce recruitment of Atlantic coral-reef fishes." Mar Ecol Prog Ser. Vol. 367: 233-238. 2008 </ref>
+* Effects on people
+* Effects on fisheries <ref name="coris"> </ref>
+* Explosive populations
+* Control and management? <ref name="coris"> </ref>
+== Management Plans ==
+* Aquatic Invasive Species Project <ref name="Hawaii">  </ref>
+* Seychelles Invasive Species Project <ref name="ICUN"> </ref>
+== Notes ==
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