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HSIE - Geography - Year 9 - Sustainable Biomes: challenges to food security: Threats from non-native plants, animals and insects

Year 9 Geography. Challenges to food security.

Threats from non-native plants, animals and insects

  Threats from non-native plants,         animals and insects

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Impact of an invasive species          

Nile perch were introduced to Lake Victoria in the 1950s to boost the fishing industry. The introduction of Nile perch caused an economic boom, but almost caused cichlids, a native fish, to go extinct. Discover the role an invasive species can play in an ecosystem and social system.