This invasive species infested all of the Great Lakes

Give an example of a shade-tolerant invasive species

Bamboo has native forms on all but these two continents.

The invasive earthworms originate from these two continents.

This non-native amphibian eats everything in Australia

What are two characteristics that are common in invasive plants?

Bamboo is a member of this family

These are human activities that lead to the introduction of exotic worms into a new area

an invasive pathogen that has caused direct harm to humans (sometimes resulting in death) as well as to wildlife (especially birds)

Explain the r-K continuum (strategies) and its relationship to invasive species.

Bamboo takes this long to reach maturity

What is the common name for the worm Lumbricus rubellus?

This aquatic invader has an appetite for blood and can breathe and migrate on land for up to 4 days.

What types of environments are assumed to be resistant to invasion? (based on the paper)

A toy made out of bamboo called "the dragon fly" was the origin of this modern form of transportation

These are ways in which exotic worms affect the local ecology (3 ways biologically and/or physically)

This invasive plant species was used to cover aircraft landing sites during WWII, because it grows so quickly

Trees wait for their deposits to grow here under optimal environmental conditions.

Bamboo has this nickname in South America

Before the earthworm invasion, fungi were responsible for most of the decomposition in northern temperate forests. But after the introduction of earthworms, decomposition is mostly run by _________