BIOLOGY 312 Lecture : 2008 Florida Invaders For Web.pdf
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Produced by the national park service and the florida fish and wildlife conservation commission. A joint publication of the national park service and the florida fish and wildlife conservation commission. In 2007, more than 85 million visitors arrived by land, sea and air to enjoy a taste of our subtropical paradise. A great place to visit, south florida is also an inviting destination for a few undesirable species and they threaten to undermine the health of our environment. More than an inconvenience, invasive plants and animals can greatly alter our native landscape, adversely impact native wildlife, destroy agricultural crops and threaten our health. Invasions of exotic species cost floridians over million each year. We spend more than million annually just to eradicate exotic weeds from our. Elds, pastures, canals, ponds, lakes, rivers and greens. And the economic costs are small potatoes compared to the ecological ones.
