Northeast Ohio has its share of non-native species and many of them are quite invasive.
Invasive species in Northeast Ohio include the European starling and clockwise, lesser celandine, hemlock woolly adelgid and the grass carp.Some invasive species were brought to America on purpose – perhaps not realizing the disruption they would later cause – while others hitched a ride on a boat or a train. Still others – driven by the wind or their own power – flourish here thanks to warmer winters created by climate change.
One example of a relatively benign invasive species is the earthworm – friend to gardeners and anglers alike. For whatever reason, those native earthworms never returned, but some non-native species, including the nightcrawler, moved in, perhaps transported unintentionally withWhile the degree to which non-native earthworms may have altered the ecosystem is unclear, scientists believe their more voracious feeding habits speed the decay of leaf litter, reducing the habitat invertebrates rely on in winter, Gunter said.
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