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List of invasive species in Australia

List of invasive species in Australia is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of invasive species in Australia rather than just read about it. In short: This is a list of some of the more notable invasive species in Australia. Plants The Australian Weeds Committee maintains a noxious weeds list covering all the states and territories.

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Reference excerpt

This is a list of some of the more notable invasive species in Australia.

Plants

The Australian Weeds Committee maintains a noxious weeds list covering all the states and territories.

Crustaceans Amphibalanus improvisus (bay barnacle) Carcinus maenas (shore crab) Cherax destructor (common yabby, invasive in Western Australia) Limnoria quadripunctata (gribble)

Insects

Molluscs

Cernuella virgata (Common white snail) Cochlicella acuta (Pointed snail) Cochlicella barbara (Small pointed snail) Cornu aspersum (garden snail) Deroceras invadens (tramp slug) Deroceras laeve (marsh slug) Magallana gigas (Pacific oyster) Musculista senhousia (Asian mussel) Theba pisana (White garden snail)

Fish (freshwater) Acanthogobius flavimanus (yellowfin goby) Astronotus ocellatus (oscar) Carassius auratus (Goldfish) Cyprinus carpio (Common carp) Gambusia holbrooki (Gambusia) Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Asian weatherloach) Oncorhynchus mykiss (Rainbow trout) Oreochromis spp. (Tilapia) Pelmatolapia mariae (spotted tilapia) Perca fluviatilis (European perch, redfin perch) Salmo trutta (Brown trout) Xiphophorus hellerii (green swordtail)

Reptiles & amphibians Hemidactylus frenatus (House Gecko) Rhinella marina (Cane toad) Trachemys scripta elegans (red-eared slider) Lissotriton vulgaris (Smooth newts)

Birds Acridotheres tristis (Common myna) Columba livia (Domestic pigeon) Passer domesticus (House sparrow) Spilopelia chinensis (Spotted dove) Sturnus vulgaris (Common starling) Alauda arvensis (Skylark) Turdus merula (Eurasian Blackbird) Passer montanus (Eurasian Tree Sparrow) Carduelis carduelis (European Goldfinch) Chloris chloris (European Greenfinch) Gallus gallus (Red junglefowl) Gallus varius (green junglefowl) Pavo cristatus (Indian peafowl) Anas platyrhynchos (mallard) Spilopelia senegalensis (laughing dove) Struthio camelus (common ostrich) Turdus philomelos (song thrush) Pycnonotus jocosus (Red-whiskered bulbul)

Mammals

Echinoderms Asterias amurensis (Northern Pacific seastar)

Fungi and pathogens Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Frog chytrid fungus)

References

External links "Noxious Weed List for Australian States and Territoriespublisher=Australian Weeds Committee" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2007.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with List of invasive species in Australia

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of List of invasive species in Australia

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In the classroom: List of invasive species in Australia is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Invasive species in Australia, Lists of biota of Australia, Lists of invasive species, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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Frequently asked questions

What is List of invasive species in Australia in simple terms?

This is a list of some of the more notable invasive species in Australia. Plants The Australian Weeds Committee maintains a noxious weeds list covering all the states and territories.

Why does List of invasive species in Australia matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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