Sentences with phrase «nonnative plants»
Nonnative plants are plants that are not originally from a particular region or area. They are introduced or brought in from other places, either intentionally or accidentally. Nonnative plants may not have natural predators or competitors in their new environment and can sometimes cause harm to the local ecosystem or native plants. Full definition
The introduction of nonnative plant species is considered a top environmental threat to the Galápagos Islands, so do not bring any fruits, vegetables, or plants of any kind with you.
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In the Frank Church — River of No Return, the derangements include nonnative plants, missing fish, and the tremendous and growing popularity of rafting trips on the Salmon and Middle Fork rivers.
We tend to think of pollinating insects as our ecological friends, but in the wrong place nonnative bees can spell trouble instead by competing with native insects, promoting reproduction in nonnative plants and potentially spreading disease.
Is it possible to predict which nonnative plant species will become invasive weeds and when?
Are nonnative plants invading Antarctica?
SOLV's Green Team program brings experts into classrooms and puts tools into student hands, helping students and teachers restore local streams by collecting garbage, eradicating nonnative plant species, and planting thousands of trees, among other projects.
As on the other islands, the National Park Service has made great efforts to preserve and protect these island resources, including enforcement of marine protected areas, stabilization of cultural sites, rehabilitation of historic buildings, removal of nonnative plants and animals, recovery of island foxes, and reestablishment of bald eagles.
The research is important because it quantifies interactions between deer and invasive plants — and how, over time, deer might be exacerbating problems with nonnative plant species, according to researcher David Mortensen, professor of weed ecology in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
The researchers estimate that more than 50,000 nonnative plant, animal, and microbe species inhabit the country.
The researchers narrowed down the candidates to 49 native and nonnative plants that all had low invasive risk.
The National Park Service, along with The Nature Conservancy, has made great efforts to preserve and protect these island resources, including stabilization of cultural sites, rehabilitation of historic buildings, removal of nonnative plants and animals, the recovery island foxes, reestablishment of bald eagles, and restoration of island wetlands.
Visitors can witness the incredible recovery of the island's plant life and wildlife after years of habitat and species loss due to ranching and farming activities, including the introduction of nonnative plants, rabbits, and cats.