non-native_species Flashcards
non-native, introduce, alien and invasive species.
- do these terms all have the same meaning?
no
introduced and non-native =same
alien/invasisve species =same
what are non-invaisv/alien species?
alien/invasisve species = species that become establish, spread beyond the inroduction place
- can reproduce them
wha are introduced/ non-native species?
introduced species that are farmed- cannot survive in naure
what does non-native mean?
living outside its native distributional range
how can non-native species affect the variety of species in a acommunity ?
- increase the variety
but native species may shrink
–> esablishement of non native speces reduce GLOBAL diversity
name some alien psecies in norway
- ladybird
- garden lupin
- pacific oyster
- red king crab
- pacific oyster
why should aquauculture use non-native species?
- poor performance of available species (maybe due to climate change, changing conditions) –> pacific oyster instead of european oyster
- new commercial opportunities –> atlantic slamon
- proven production techniques –> nile tilapia
what are the top 4 non native species in aquaculture?
- pacific white shrimp (native : eastern pacific)
- nile tilapia (native in africa,; south egypt, central africa)
- atlantic salmon (naive in northern atlantic ocean)
- pacific oyster (= most globally produced oyster, very tolerant (native in pacific coast of asia )
in what continent is the percentage use of non-native species the highest?
south america
74% of the annual aquauculture prodction is non -native
in what continent is the percentage use of non-native species the lowest?
asia (excl. china)
why is china only on the 4t place of percentage non-native species aquaculture?
because they produce so much, and quite a lot of native species. BUT still so many non-native species.
- rank based on percentage !!!
south america:
- what is latin america number 2 producer of the world?
- what is the annual growth of AQC in the last 50 - years?
- what other species are non-native but cultivated?
atlantic salmon
- 21 % annual growth
- tilapia, common carp, shrimps
non native aquauculture in china:
- what is china the biggest producer of?
- how has introducing non-native species helped the AQC in china?
- biggest producer of turbot
- reduced disease problems –>non native = more restistant
europe:
- what non natiev species ahs been introduced mor than 2000 years ago?
common carp
australia:
- how much (percentage) is the AQC production is non-native species ?
- what species are non-native and cultivated?
43%
- salmonids
- pacific oyster