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Its when exotic species destroy or alture the ecosystems of native species
Nonnative species have no natural controls or competitors and will become more and more invasive. They can crowd out native species until they no longer exist.
The NPS attempts to preserve natural ecosystems and interspecies relationships. The NPS attempts to control or eliminate non-native species when they threaten native species.
Species of plants and animals that are not native to a given ecosystems are called invasive species. They can be very threatening to other species.
The NPS attempts to preserve natural ecosystems and interspecies relationships. The NPS attempts to control or eliminate non-native species when they threaten native species.
Because they don`t have a natural balance
Sometimes a non-native species can be introduced into an environment as a way to address an environmental problem. Other times these are introduced by accident.
Scientests use the term bioinvasion to describe the introuduction of foreign species into native ecosystems.
Because they kill other native species and in doing so offset the original ecosystem.
Asian carp are an invasive species because they are not native to the rivers and lakes of the United States. They eat all of the plants in their wake which takes away the food for the native species. This will harm and could change ecosystems forever.
One positive impact is that the alien species may be able to control a pest species in an ecosystem. It may also bring social and economical benefits such as the process of reforestation reducing soil erosion.However, the alien species may also have negative impacts on the ecosystem. It may lead to increased competition with native species, reducing the chances of survival for native organisms. Native species may be driven to extinction and this reduces biodiversity. The presence of an alien species may also upset the balance between predators and prey.
The difference between native and non-native species is that native species are from that area and non-native species are not from that area.