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Hō‘ike o Haleakalā Curriculum

High school science curriculum designed by Maui teachers and field biologists

Ungulate

February 4, 2013 by Hoike

hoofed mammal (IS1)

Naturalize

February 4, 2013 by Hoike

to begin reproducing in the wild; said of non-native species that are becoming established (IS1)

Miconia

February 4, 2013 by Hoike

a fast-growing tree with large leaves, native to Central and South America; one of the worst invasive species in Hawai‘i (IS1)

Isolation

February 4, 2013 by Hoike

the condition of being solitary, remote, not subject to frequent introductions of new species (IS1)

Invasive plant

February 4, 2013 by Hoike

a nonnative plant species that grows quickly and reproduces rapidly, aggressively taking over new areas and outcompeting native plants for light, water, and nutrients (R5, IS1)

Introduced species

February 4, 2013 by Hoike

a nonnative plant or animal species (IS1)

Indigenous

February 4, 2013 by Hoike

native to an area but not unique to that area (IS1)

Globalization

February 4, 2013 by Hoike

the development of an increasingly integrated global economy marked especially by greater international travel and exchange of goods (IS1)

Feral

February 4, 2013 by Hoike

a wild animal descended from domestic animals (R3, R4, IS1)

Eradicate

February 4, 2013 by Hoike

to completely eliminate (IS1)

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