Check In Biodiversity Numbers Analysis

Which genus is most underrepresented in IL biodiversity?

Which genus shows the greatest % representation in IL?

Which species in IL would be most affected by conversion of prairie & forest to urban?

Trophic Pyramid For IL

Bulldozer or Atom Bomb?

Wetland Transect Analysis

What do the results mean about the health of the ecosystem?

High DI G = Instability?

DI O ?

State Barrier Fence of Western Australia 3 Fences over 2,000 miles long Built between to contain invasive rabbit populations

Oryctolagus cuniculus Introduced to Australia in 1859 by Thomas Austin Responsible for 1 of 8 extinctions in Australia

Invasive Species Introduced species(also called "non- indigenous" or "non-native") that adversely affect the habitats they invade economically, environmentally, and/or ecologically.habitats Such invasive species may be either plants or animals and may disrupt by dominating a region Success of invasive species is due to a loss or absence of natural controls such as predatorspredators

Rattus rattus Established on 90% of the world’s islands Responsible for 1/3 rd of all seabird extinctions

Bufo marinus Introduced to Australia in 1935 to eat beetles attacking sugarcane Secretes poison, reducing predation

Sus scrofa Brought to North America in 1500’s by Spanish Have decimated Hawaiian herbivore and carnivore diversity Fertile within 6 months. Litters of up to 13.

Dreissena polymorpha Introduced initially to Lake St. Clair (Huron- Erie connection) in 1988 Carried in ballast water of ships Filter filters clarify water, making young fish vulnerable to predators

Cyprinus carpio