It Spreads
This Beetle had taken over a species of tree, ultimately eliminating a source of food, forest canopies, and heating the streams of the park.
(hint:ash trees)
What is the Emerald Ash Borer?
As summer comes the beetle comes earlier and stays for longer, what do these affect most?
What are the Ash trees(the trees)
The aesthetic appeal of the great smoky mountains was a large attribute to tourists. How could the emerald ash borer affect this?
How does it make empty UGLY patches of forest?
What makes an invasive species invasive? (+100 points how do they invade?)
How are species from outside that certain habitat, they take advantage of the environment that gives them"extra boosts”?
Due to the larvae of beetle eating cambium the tissue needed to transport nutrients and H2O, and tree growth. Which species benefited most from lots of larvae being available to be eaten?
What is the Woodpecker?
How long does it take for an ash tree to die of an infestation? Throughout this time the tree will slowly deteriorate and organisms will lose their homes.
How long is 3-5 years
As trees began to fall this type of recreational stay in the park began to decrease.
What is camping?
What organization helped treat the beetle infestation in the great smoky mountains?
The National Park Association(federal government)(either)
As tree canopies opened up the shrub life of the great smoky mountains the shrub life improved,but the native species weren’t used to this. Who was? Invasive species, due to the bird’s role in ecosystems the invasive species population spread. What role?(hint:birds may eat the seeds in invasive species fruit)
What is a seed disperser?
After the tree eventually dies and fully decomposes small animals that had burrowed and made the logs their homes are basically homeless now. What does this increase in the environment for species?(Hint: When a large group of species are all looking for the same thing what happens?)
What is Competition/ stress?
How much money does the great smoky mountains lose to the emerald ash borer?
How much is 6.6 million dollars?
As trees are removed insects are lost due to loss of food, then they are not able to decompose the ground, now the soil isn’t as healthy, now plant life is damaged, and those who consume said plants have less options. This is an example of?(hint: what complex system in an ecosystem is damaged?)
What is a damaged food web?