Indroduced+Species+Unit+Planner

introduced species terrestrial plants or animals to identify: to **define** and identify introduced species plan and perform a first-hand investigation by visiting a local environment and identifying, classifying and accounting for the presence of non-indigenous flora and fauna [|Myna Fightback] - looks at Indian Mynas (ABC Scienc) || [|Introduced pests photo gallery] [|Introduced species prime]r Youtube [|Invasive weeds worse than climate change] Australian Geographic [|weed identification tool] Use this to identify local introduced plant species [|Common Weeds of Australia] (good site with pictures) [|Invasive species of Australia] - Wikipedia Homework Week 1 due Tuesday 28th August || people may have introduced plants and animals into the Australian environment of people may have different opinions on the presence of an introduced organism as a pest || * gather, process and analyse secondary information to determine the reasons, location, time and mode of introduction of named introduced species || [|Fereal animals in Australia] || of a local environment the abiotic characteristics of the Australian environments they colonise and why such environments are vulnerable to change || * perform a first-hand investigation by visiting a local environment, to identify and distinguish between biotic and abiotic components of the environment that may have been affected by introduced species || [|Weeds Attack] - Fun interactive site on a number of weeds of national significance. [|Water Hyacinth Weed of national significance] || conditions to one named introduced plant and one named introduced animal becoming pests: –suitable habitat –suitable climatic condition –range of food resources –relative lack of natural predators/grazers –high reproductive capacity –well-developed dispersal mechanisms || * gather, process and analyse information from secondary sources and use available evidence to identify the features of the named introduced plant and animal. || [|Cane toads in Oz] - Great website [|Biological weopons to kill cane toads]. - Article [|Lantana] - fact sheet [|Lantana Weed of national significance] [|Salvinia - Weed of National Significance] (fact sheet pdf) [|Australia's battle with the bunny] - ABC science [|Bitu Bush] || summarise for the above named introduced plant and animal: –the history of introduction –the environmental conditions leading to the organism becoming a pest –dispersal techniques –reproductive capacity sources and use available evidence to assess the environmental impacts of the named plant and animal sources to determine the relative merits of different possible control strategies for the named plant and animal || [|Dead toads keep away predators] - ABC science [|Hello Cain Toads goodbye Kakadu] - Article ABC science [|The biological effects of cane toads] - Australian Government || describe the following types of biological control and give examples of the use of each: – predator–prey –bacterial/viral parasites –release of sterilised males [|Warning on contraceptive virus] conditions under which an organism can be used for biological control as an example of successful biological control [|The Prickly Pear Story] pdf || * process information from secondary sources on the uses and successes of the various forms of biological control || [|Integrated Weed Management] - Good place to start for the control of plants [|Biological control of Cain toad program] [|Biological control of the Prickly pear using Castoblastis] - A successful biological control [|Old movie of the prickly pear in Australia] The Castoblastis a very successful biological control [|Biological control of Salvinia] [|Controlling Rabbits] [|A plague on the pest] – rabbit calicivirus disease and biological control || being used to rehabilitate this ecosystem or to minimise threatening processes of the identified strategies to the future in terms of: – costs –sustainability of the ecosystem – monitoring –management of the program || * gather information from secondary sources to contrast the main features and effectiveness of the Bradley Method of bush regeneration with an alternative method strategies being used to rehabilitate an ecosystem or minimise threatening processes analyse information and use available evidence to make predictions about future effectiveness of identified strategies. || Bringing back the bush. The Bra[|dley Method of bush regeneration] [|Bush regeneration] Use this information to **contrast** the Bradley method of bush regeneration with that of modern principles [|Carp] Behind the news (simple video) [|Carp wars] - Landline 22/7/12 video [|Daughterless Carp project gets refunded]8/8/12 [|Herpes Virus to contol carp] - podcast [|Carp - Information NSW government] [|NSW Carp Control Plan 2010] Lesson Thurs 13th Sept Homework Due Tuesday the 18th Sept || in Australia to prevent introduction of new species through off-loading of ballast water as an example of accidental introduction [|Alien jellyfish hitch rides on ships] - ABC science in place to prevent the spread of new species || * gather, process and present information to summarise the quarantine methods used in Australia to control the introduction of new species and analyse the effectiveness of these procedures || [|Quarantine in Australia]- Australian Govenment [|Invasion of killer starfish] North Pacific starfish brought in ballast water to Tasmania [|Marine Pests] Sydney Ports (good desciption of the problem of ballast water) ||
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 * **Survey of introduced species in Australia***
 * **define** an introduced species as one that is not indigenous to a particular locality.
 * **identify** the criteria that can be used to classify
 * **Discuss** examples of introduced aquatic or
 * 1) food, soil or nutrient requirements
 * 2) distribution
 * 3) levels of mediation by humans || * process and analyse secondary information
 * **identify** data sources, choose resources,
 * * **discuss** the reasons why different groups of
 * **discuss** the reasons why different groups
 * **An analysis of introduced species indicates**
 * they may impact on** **either the biotic and/or**
 * the abiotic aspects of the environment**
 * describe the biotic and abiotic components
 * **explain** how some introduced species alter
 * **Identification of the conditions leading** **to introduced species**
 * becoming pests**
 * **assess** the relative contributions of the following
 * **Development of a** **case study on an****introduced species that has**
 * had an impact** **on the physical and/or biological environment**
 * evaluate** for the above named introduced plant and animal:
 * the impact on the physical environment
 * control strategies || * analyse information from first- hand and/or secondary
 * gather and analyse information from secondary
 * **Rehabilitation programs for ecosystems**
 * damaged by introduced species**
 * **explain** what is meant by biological control
 * outline the criteria used to determine the
 * describe the history of control of prickly pear
 * * identify broadscale environmental impactsof one or more introduced species on a localecosystem
 * examine and critically evaluate the strategies
 * extrapolate current level of effectiveness
 * process, analyse and present information about
 * Homework: Introduced Species and the local environment**
 * due Monday the 17th September**
 * **Modern quarantine** **methods continue**
 * to restrict the introduction of new species**
 * to Australia**
 * outline the quarantine procedures in place
 * i**dentify** the introduction of new species
 * **assess** the effectiveness of procedures