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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. Invasive Species: The Tamarisk
Inc. by K. Von Huben 11/2010 Please Introduction An invasive species is one that is not native to a habitat or
region, but moves in and takes over, crowding out indigenous plants and often changing the entire character of the habitat. This paper considers on such species, the tamarisk. Discussion An
invasive species is defined as a species that is "non-native to the ecosystem under consideration and whose ntroduction causes or is likely to cause economic harm, environmental harm, or harm
to human health" ("General Information about Invasive Species"). Invasive species can be animals, plants or other organisms, anything that doesnt belong ("General Information about Invasive Species"). Tamarix ramosissima (Tamaricaceae) and
others of its species are "native trees in Europe and Asia and highly invasive in Texas and the western U.S." (Zedler and Kercher 437). The tamarisk colonizes "open riparian wetlands
and floodplains, especially where dams have reduced flood frequency" (Zedler and Kercher 437). The tamarisk is a rapidly growing tree, reaching four meters in its first year; it also has
abundant seeds which are dispersed by the wind; these seeds germinate when they get wet, "including in soils that are saline at the surface, and seedlings rapidly grow roots that
reach the water table" (Zedler and Kercher 437). The tamarisk has the ability to accrete [bring together] sediments, which is seen as "a cause of increased flooding, and its high
water use and evapotransiration rates have high economic impacts throughout its arid-region distribution" (Zedler and Kercher 437). There are reports that "90% of New Mexicos bosque (woodland) is heavily modified,
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