Invasive Species

Strawberry guava Banana poka

Miconia Japanese White-eye

Pig

ActivityStudents are to prepare a written case study

on a Hawaiian invasive species.

Include the following• native location of the species• how it was introduced to an ecosystem• where it became invasive• what impacts are associated with the

invasive species, • what control measures are possible• insert a picture of the species.

Each pair of students should select a different invasive species to investigate. Select one species from the following websites:

• Hawaii's Most Invasive Horticultural Plants

http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/dofaw/hortweeds/specieslist.htm

• USGS NAS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species

http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/SpeciesList.aspx?Group=&State=HI&Sortby=[Group],Genus,Species,SubSpecies&submit2=Submit

• USGS Noxious Weed List

http://plants.usda.gov/java/noxious?rptType=State&statefips=15

• Hawaii’s Biological Survey: Good Guys vs Bad Guys List

http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/good-bad/list.html

See Example of Invasive Species Report:

Invasive Species: Giant Salvinia (Salvinia molesta )

Fig. 1. Salvinia molesta; DLNR worker using booms to surround plants in Lake Wilson, Wahiawa, HI. 

Activity:

Make a concept map of the species selected in class for the invasive species background information.doc. Please include native terrestrial or marine species and the impacts posed by the invasive species.

mosquito

white-eye

miconiabanana

poka

strawberry guava

pig

Provides food for

Creates habitat for and spreads seed of

Creates habitat for

Provides food for

Provides food for

Spreads seeds of

Spreads seeds of

Provides food for

Spreads disease to and from