Torpedo Grass
What does torpedo grass do when it’s on land?
It hides amongst other grass & Clogs public water-ways.
What do you say before you do anything
Intention & Bismillah
What is the ecosystem for torpedo grass?
The Freshwater Wetland
This term refers to the human modification of natural environments.
Land-system change
Before the invasion, Florida’s native tree frogs had this color of bones, not blue ones.
White
What does torpedo grass do when it’s in the water?
Makes it hard for the natural ecosystem to perform
How was the ecosystem before the invasion?
It was more Diverse, with more vegetation that supported more variety
What is the biome that these species live in?
The Subtropical and Tropical Grasslands
How could you get rid of torpedo grass?
uproot it with a shovel or garden fork,
The Cuban tree frog is native to these three places.
Cuba, the Bahamas, and the Cayman Islands
Torpedo Grass is classified as this type of species.
Torpedo Grass is classified as Invasive
What kept native frog populations in check before the invasion?
Native predators such as snakes, wading birds, and small mammals
Which two native plants does torpedo grass compete with for sunlight and space?
Maidencane and Pickerelweed
How do you get rid of Cuban Tree Frogs?
Use Pipes on tree's that the frogs fall into.
The Cuban tree frog arrived in Florida during this decade, before which the ecosystem was balanced without an aggressive competitor.
The 1920s
Why is torpedo grass very hard to uproot?
Its dug in the ground and pokes up
Name the three native frogs that thrived in natural balance before the Cuban tree frog arrived.
Green tree frog, squirrel tree frog, and barking tree frog
Which level of organization is made up of dense, expanding groups of one plant species?
Population
Torpedo grass provides almost zero of ___, which makes animals avoid it?
Nutritional value
Cuban tree frogs were introduced to Florida this way, which is part of why they meet the definition of an invasive species.
Accidentally by people
Torpedo grass is a highly invasive plant that ____ out water flow and other species.
Torpedo grass chokes out water flow & other species.
Before the Cuban tree frog arrived in the 1920s, what did Florida’s ecosystem support?
a balanced network of native amphibians, insects, and predators without the pressure of an oversized, aggressive competitor.
Shallow waters, damp shorelines, ditch banks, and wet, sandy soils make up the ideal version of this level of organization for torpedo grass.
Habitat
What does torpedo grass do to other species of grass and plants, and what does it form?
It strangles them out and forms a border
Native frogs that thrived before the invasion include the green tree frog, the squirrel tree frog, and this one.
The barking tree frog