BIOL 2060 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Lake Sturgeon, Channel Catfish, Emerald Ash Borer
12 Jun 2018
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Name: Dayna Forsyth
Question 1: List five questions that would be suitable for a research proposal on the ecology of
biological invasions. Be sure to include i) which invasive species you will study (Latin and
common names), ii) the specific geographic location where the study would take place (or
where the species is invasive), and iii) the specific ecological question that you will investigate.
The specific native species (Latin and common names) that the invasive species is interacting
with should also be included (if appropriate), and it is often useful to include a mechanism in
the question that indicates the ecological relationship or type of interaction between the native
and invasive species, e.g. predation, competition, alteration of the habitat.
Example: Does herbivory by the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) regulate the
abundance of the invasive plant garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) in deciduous forests
of southern Ontario, Canada?
Does the competition between the invasive Asian carp species (Cyprinus carpio) and the native
largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) alter the feeding behaviour of the bass in the Great
Lakes?
Does the invasion of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) alter the feeding grounds of the
native channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), in the Mississippi River?
Does the predation by the invasive cane toad (Rhinella marina) on the native European honey
bee (Apis mellifera) contribute to the decline in the population of bees, resulting in cane toads
indirectly affecting plant species due to lack of pollination in Northern Australia?
How does the predation by the invasive sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) on the native Lake
Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) affect their mortality after being attacked, in the Great Lakes?
Does the predation by the invasive emerald ash borer (Argrilus planipennis) on the population
of native ash trees contribute to the decline in the stag beetles habitat (Lucanidae) in southern
England?
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