NCEP Exercise-Invasive Species and Mechanisms of Invasions

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In this exercise students gain hands on experience by conducting observations in the field. In groups students identify and record all the plants found in a sample plot. Using pooled data from the entire class students evaluate the effect of the presence of invasive species on their local ecosystem. Additional teaching materials on topics relating to biodiversity conservation and ecology can be obtained free of charge by registering at the Network for Conservation Educators and Practitioners’ website (http://ncep.amnh.org).

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Primary or BEN resource type	Fieldtrip guide
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Format	doc
Ecological Core Concept	The science of ecology -- History of ecology The science of ecology Human impacts -- Species introductions Human impacts Applied ecology -- Conservation Applied ecology
Drought & Water-Ecosystem Services Collection	Off
Conservation Targets Under Global Change Collection	Off
Big Data Collection	Off
Editor's Choice	No
Audience	Undergraduate upper division 15-16 Undergraduate lower division 13-14 Grades 9 - 12
Pedagogical Use Description	The objective of this exercise is to assess the extent of non-indigenous plant presence in local ecosystems
Keywords	NCEP, conservation, invasive species, monitoring, field observation
Life science discipline (subject)	Ecology
Primary Author Controlled Name	C. Finlayson A. Alyokhin
Primary Author Affiliation	University of Maine
Primary Author email	biodiversity@amnh.org
Rights	Reproduction of this material is authorized by the recipient institution for non-profit/non-commercial educational use and distribution to students enrolled in course work at the institution. Copyright 2006, by the authors of the material, with license for use granted to the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation of the American Museum of Natural History. All rights reserved.
Resource Editor	Unknown
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Reviewer B	Unknown
Date Of Record Submission	2009-03-25

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