Essays on Invasive Species

There are many things that impact the environment and the ecosystems within them. Some of the impacts are beneficial, while others tear the ecosystem apart such as climate change, overpopulation and invasive species. While some of these events are natural many of these events are...

In America, we have a growing issue of feral hogs, and they are becoming very destructive. Hogs are not native to America and are considered an invasive species also known as an alien species. Invasive species are a major problem that must be understood and...

The Issues of Invasive Species: Crown-of-Thorns Starfish The basic definition of an invasive breed is when one species native to a different habitat is transported into a foreign ecosystem. Without any natural predators, it completely messes up the food chain for the native genus. Some...

Modern man has built an empire. As a species, humans have made it to every continent, every ocean, and even space. The species did not begin this way; in fact, all modern humans can be traced to Homo erectus, a species that originated in Africa...

Disturbance within an environment can have a substantial impact on the abundance of species present. Areas with high disturbance tend to foster low species diversity, while areas with low disturbance that tend to promote higher species diversity. In this study, the bird species diversity in...