InvasiveSpecies

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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 [1]

Impact

  • Vertebrate invasives
  • Invertebrate invasives [2]
  • Community-wide effects

Common examples

  • Algae (many types) [2]
  • Amphipods [3]
  • Sponge [3]

Lionfish

  • Where it came from (Hurricane Andrew) [4]
  • Sightings and dispersal [4]
  • Impact on coral reef ecosystems [5]
  • Effects on people
  • Effects on fisheries [4]
  • Explosive populations
  • Control and management? [4]

Management Plans

  • Aquatic Invasive Species Project [2]
  • Seychelles Invasive Species Project [3]

Notes

  1. ↑ www.oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/invasive.html
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://www.hawaiicoralreefstrategy.com/index.php/local-action-strategies/aquatic-invasive-species
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 http://www.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/marine/marine_our_work/marine_invasives/seychelles/
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 http://coris.noaa.gov/exchanges/lionfish/
  5. ↑ 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
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