Invasive Species: Links for Students
Industry Faces Uncertain Future
Scientists fear that the introduction of zebra mussels is causing a disruption in the Great Lakes food web. This site explains how this is happening.
http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/brochures/dipo-fish/dipo-fish.html
Solve an Estuary Mystery
Imagine that something is wrong with your local estuary. Be a sleuth and solve an estuary mystery!
http://www.epa.gov/owow/estuaries/kids/games/mysteryintro.htm
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Snakeheads - the Newest Invader
Recently a nonnative, air-breathing, freshwater fish, known as a snakehead, has invaded parts of the Chesapeake Bay. Find out more about this unique fish and what is being done to eradicate it.
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/snakeheadfactsheetedited.pdf
Invasive Species: Quietly Changing the Face of Our Planet
These aren't invaders from other worlds but unwitting travelers — organisms we have moved, by design or accident, from one region of the world to another. What is the cost they are exacting on our ecosystems? What can we do to stop the invasion?!
http://www.ucsusa.org/global_environment/invasive_species/
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