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Invasive Species, img-wetlands-1500 # # - Coggle Diagram

- - - - inefficient
    - - Saving Our Species
        
        Aims
        
        To limit the population of the cane toad
        
        Minimising their impact on biodiversity
        
        Encouraging land owners to adopt limiting measures
      - Organised by the Australian Government
  - - - Northern Territory
      - 20 000 square km
      - Landforms
        
        Arnhem Land plateau
        
        Southern Hills and basins
        
        alluvial plains
        
        volcanic rock
        
        The Lowlands
        
        Floodplains
        
        Tidal Flats
        
        Covered in mangrove swamps
      - Inhabitants
        
        Animals and plants
        
        10 000 different types of insects
        
        60 mammal species
        
        280 bird species
        
        120 reptile species
        
        50 fish species
        
        Animals
        
        1600 plant species
        
        Humans
        
        First inhabited
        
        50 000 years ago
        
        Aborigines
        
        5000 rock art sites discovered
        
        estimated 15 000
      - Status
        
        Declared a National Park
        
        1979
        
        Declared an Aboriginal Reserve
        
        1964
        
        Declared a wildlife sanctuary
        
        1972
    - - 1935
      - Controlling the cane beetle
        
        Eats roots of sugarcane
      - Crossed most of Australia #
    - - Cold
      - Warm
    - - Map of Australia showing current area occupied by cane toads (line) and predicted area (green)
  - - - 5 to 40 degrees celsius
      - Can lose up to 50% of their body water
    - - Defined by requirements
        
        Biotic
        
        Living
        
        Predators
        
        Food
        
        Abiotic
        
        Non living
        
        Climate #
        
        Temperature
        
        Salinity
        
        Freshwater #
    - - Floodplains #
        
        Replaces frogs #
        
        Eats insects
        
        Causes decline in population of native species # #
        
        Freshwater
        
        Ideal ecosystem
    - - Consumer
      - Heterotroph
  - - - Dry
      - Warty
      - Colour
        
        Brown
        
        Yellow
        
        Spotted
        
        Helps to camouflage #
    - - Secrete bufotoxin
        
        Causes convulsions
        
        Causes paralysis
      - Behind shoulders
    - - 5 to 10 years
  - - - Longer legs
        
        Front of advance
        
        Causes arthritis
    - - Predators
        
        Bufotoxin #
      - Reproduction
        
        Does not breed in seasons
        
        Beneficial for population
        
        Allows for rapid multiplication
  - - - Caused population declines
    - - Taught to stay away from cane toads
      - Caused population declines #
    - - Reistant to toxin