(Credit:  National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA, 2007)

The 3 s

indind

ingsings

avesaves

‘ilio holo i ka ua‘ua

ope‘ape‘a

volution results from genetic

changes occurring in populations over

time.

ndemic species evolved here; they exist nowhere else

on earth.

• prey on or outcompete native species for resources

• quickly mature and reproduce

• aggressively take over new areas

• transform landscapes

“Extinction Capital” of the United States

•PreventionPrevention

•Early detectionEarly detection

•EradicationEradication

•Containment

Euselasia butterfly larvaPhoto: Pablo Allen

Colletotrichum gloeosporioides

iodiversity