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WHAT'S IN THE WATER?
(middle school)
Educational resource material for middle school students and teachers
WHAT'S IN THE WATER?
(high school)
Educational resource material for high school students and teachers.
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List of invasive alien plants and fungus species in our watershed:
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Species name
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Common name
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Alliaria petiolata*
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Garlic Mustard
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Celastrus orbiculatus*
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Oriental bittersweet
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Chelidonium majus
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Celandine, Swallow wort, Wartweed
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Cronartium ribicola
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White pine blister rust
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Lupinus arboreus
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Bush Lupine
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Lythrum salicaria*
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Purple loosestrife
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Ophiostoma ulmi*
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Dutch elm disease
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Pinus sylvestris
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Scots pine, Scotch pine
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Sirococcus clavigignenti-juglandacearum
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Butternut canker
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*Species with high threat status as indicated in the Canadian Wildlife Federation's Invasive Species in Canada publication:
Canadian Wildlife Federation, 2003, Invasive Species in Canada
List of invasive aquatic species that may already has invaded our watershed due to their ability to tolerate low salinity levels in the water:
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SPECIES NAME
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COMMON NAME(S)
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Aphanius (Atherina) boyeri
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Black Sea silverside
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Benthophilus stellatus
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Starry goby
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Botrylloides violaceus
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Violet Tunicate
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Botryllus schlosseri
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Golden Star Tunicate
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Carassius auratus
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Goldfish
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Carcinus maenus
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Green Crab
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Channa argus
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Northern Snakehead
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Colpomenia peregrine
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Oyster Thief
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Ctenopharyngodon idella
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Grass Carp
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Dorosoma cepedianum
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Gizzard Shad
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Eriocheir sinensis
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Mitten Crab
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Esox niger*
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Chain pickerel
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Gambusia affinis
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Mosquitofish
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Gymnocephalus cernuus
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Eurasian Ruffe
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Hemigrapsus sanguineus
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Asian Shore Crab
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Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
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Silver Carp
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Lepomis humilis
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Orangespotted Sunfish
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Leuciscus idus
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Golden Orfe
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Neogobius melanostomus
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Round Goby
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Orconectes rusticus
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Rusty Crayfish
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Perca fluviatilis
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European Perch
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Proteorhinus semilunaris
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Tubenose Goby
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Urosalpinx cinerea
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Oyster Drill
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*Species with high threat status as indicated in the Canadian Wildlife Federation's Invasive Species in Canada publication:
Canadian Wildlife Federation, 2003, Invasive Species in Canada
List of invasive alien insects and arachnids in New Brunswick and possibly in our watershed:
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SPECIES NAME
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COMMON NAME(S)
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Adelges piceae
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Balsam woolly adelgid
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Chiracanthium mildei
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Black-footed spider
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Coleophora laricella
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Larch casebearer
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Coleophora serratella
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Birch casebearer
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Cryptococcus fagisuga *
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Beech scale
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Diprion similis
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Introduced pine sawfly
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Fenusa pusilla
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Birch leafminer
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Forficula auricularia
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European earwig
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Gilpinia hercyniae
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European spruce sawfly
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Lymantria dispar
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Gypsy moth
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Operophtera brumata*
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Winter moth
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Orgyia antiqua
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Rusty tussock moth
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Orgyia leucostigma
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Whitemarked tussock moth
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Paravespula vulgaris
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Common yellow-jacket hornet
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Pristiphora erichsonii
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Larch sawfly
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Pristiphora geniculata
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Mountain ash sawfly
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Profenusa thomsoni
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Ambermarked birch leafminer
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Rhyacionia buoliana
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European pine shoot moth
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Taeniothrips inconsequens
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Pear thrips
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Xanthogaleruca luteola
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Elm leaf beetle
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*Species with high threat status as indicated in the Canadian Wildlife Federation's Invasive Species in Canada publication:
Canadian Wildlife Federation, 2003, Invasive Species in Canada
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List of potentially invasive alien plants and species found in the Atlantics:
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SPECIES NAME |
COMMON NAME(S) |
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Acinos arvensis |
Mother-of-thyme |
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Alnus glutinosa |
European alder, Black alder |
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Angelica sylvestris |
Angelica |
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Asperula odorata |
Sweet woodruffe |
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Berberis thunbergii |
Japanese barberry |
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Carduus nutans |
Nodding thistle, Musk thistle |
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Centaurea maculosa |
Spotted knapweed |
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Cytisus scoparius |
Scotch broom |
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Galium mollugo |
White bedstraw, Cleavers, Wild madder |
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Glyceria maxima |
Great manna grass |
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Iris pseudoacorus |
Yellow flag |
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Medicago sativa |
Alfalfa |
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Origanum vulgare |
Wild marjoram, Wintersweet, Organdy |
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Poa compressa |
Canada Blue grass |
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Poa pratensis |
Kentucky blue grass |
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List of aquatic species potentially invasive found in the Atlantic waters:
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SPECIES NAME |
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Clupeonella caspia |
Black Sea sprat |
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Hypophthalmichthys nobilis |
Bighead Carp |
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Lepisosteus platostomus |
Shortnose Gar |
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Misgurnus anguillicaudatus |
Oriental Weatherloach |
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Misgurnus fossilis |
Weatherloach |
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Neogobius fluviatilis |
Monkey goby |
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Notropis buchanani |
Ghost Shiner |
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Phenacobius mirabilis |
Suckermouth Minnow |
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Phoxinus phoxinus |
Eurasian Minnow |
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Scardinius erythrophthalmus |
Rudd |
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Tinca tinca |
Tench |
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