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  • Aquatic Invasions! A Menace to the West : Nutria Species Guide

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    Siemens, Tania
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    The nutria is a large, semi-aquatic rodent native to South America. Nutria were introduced to the United States for their fur. After a boom in nutria ranches during the 1930s, the animals escaped or were released from fur farms in the Pacific Northwest, Louisiana and other states, where theyare now...
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    . This fact sheet is part of Aquatic Invasions: A Menace to the West! A Toolkit Linking Science

  • Aquatic Invasions! A Menace to the West : BioBlitz!

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    Siemens, Tania
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    Students conduct a "blitz" by quickly rotating through hands-on specimen stations and answering the BioBlitz questions. Then, students are assigned one invader to research more thoroughly and present to the class.
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  • Aquatic Invasions! A Menace to the West : Myocaster Multiplier

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    Siemens, Tania
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    How big can a nutria population get? In this activity, students calculate and graph the growth rate of a population of nutria based on a set of realistic assumptions.
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  • Aquatic Invasions! A Menace to the West : Crayfish Species Guide

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    Siemens, Tania
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    Crayfish are one of the most threatened groups of animals in the world. About 45 percent of North American crayfish species are considered to be at risk of extinction. However, a few crayfish species are among the world's most invasive freshwater organisms. Taking into consideration that invasive crayfish are the...
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    Crayfish Species in the news Resources Aquatic Invasions! A

  • Aquatic Invasions! A Menace to the West : Most Unwanted

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    Siemens, Tania
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    Select an “Invader” species found in the Pacific Northwest. Research, design, publish and present a high quality informative Not Wanted Poster/Product.
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    - ly on how individuals can take action to slow or stop invasions, or to prevent aquatic invasions

  • Aquatic Invasions! A Menace to the West : Master Myocaster

    Creator:
    Siemens, Tania
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    (Same lesson plan as Myocaster Multiplier but a more challenging student activity.) This more advanced version of Myocastor multiplier asks students to take into account predation when calculating population growth rate.
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  • Aquatic Invasions! A Menace to the West : Stewardship Tag Game

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    Martin, Kayla
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    Students learn the value of stewardship in stopping the spread of invasive species in this active game similar to “freeze tag."
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  • Aquatic Invasions! A Menace to the West : Knotweed Species Guide

    Creator:
    Siemens, Tania
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    Knotweeds are a group of closely related invasive plants from Asia. Knotweeds are very tall plants that can grow to over three meters with bamboo-like hollow stems and heart-shaped or lance-shaped leaves. They spread quickly and form tall, dense thickets. They dominate stream banks, sides of roads, gardens, and other...
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  • Aquatic Invasions! A Menace to the West : Loteria Game

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    Siemens, Tania
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    In this fun activity, students guess answers to clues about invasive species on a bingo-like game-board, and serves as a great introduction for students and teachers alike.
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    invasive species have on natu­ ral resources (e.g., water) and communities? Aquatic Invasions! A Menace

  • Aquatic Invasions! A Menace to the West : Caulerpa Species Guide

    Creator:
    Siemens, Tania
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    Caulerpa taxifolia is a type of invasive seaweed that can thrive in temperate waters.
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    Learning extensions Resources Aquatic Invasions! A Menace to the West • SPECIES GUIDE 1 SPECIES