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Invasive Terrestrial Plants by Suellen May

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Some were introduced because they were pretty, others because they helped stabilize the soil. Plants that grow tall quickly were used to break plant has a different appearance in the image created by the satellite which allows scientists to determine an invasive plant’s current location and areas that may develop a future invasion. The improved mapping system will be used to forecast new infestations and to develop a rapid response to eradicate the invaders. This forecasting and rapid response program is called the National Invasive Species Forecasting System (NISFS).

Evapotranspiration is the process whereby water evaporates from the soil and plant parts. Saltcedar has a high evapotranspiration rate, much higher than most native shrubs in the Southwest. The good news is that if a stream has dried up because of a large saltcedar infestation, removal of the stand will often allow the water to begin flowing again. Saltcedar grows so robustly in riparian (riverbank) areas that it displaces native trees such as cottonwood, willow, and mesquite. Native birds rely on native shrubs and trees for their seeds as a food source and nest in their branches.

Forest Service. As the name implies, these insectaries are outdoors rat and tree rat were competitors and because the Norway rat was being eliminated, the tree rat was able to increase in number and became a pest in Hawaii. The mongoose also ate snakes and snake eggs, decreasing the snakes that were previously controlling the tree rats. As if all of that wasn’t bad enough, the mongoose then became a pest in Puerto Rico where it ate chickens and waterfowl and also became a vector (carrier) for rabies.

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