Invasive Species Research Paper

Invasive species are species that are introduced into an environment that they are not originally from, and whose introduction can cause great harm to the environment, economy, or human health. The purpose of this investigation is to answer the question, “What is the effect of invasive species on biodiversity?”. This question is relevant because we are trying to determine how invasive species affect biodiversity. If invasive species increase, than biodiversity decrease because those invasive species have a disproportionate effect on the ecosystem. In other words, this causes the invasive specie to become harmful if they are not native to a particular area since it spreads on its own. These species are harmful because they cause and spread
diseases, act as competitor, and become predation of the native species. Plot A will have a greater biodiversity because it has a variety of plants and less invasive species. This means that the simpson index of diversity will have a greater chance of being closer to zero.