Counterpoint: Invasive Species are a Threat to Natural Resources and Biodiversity.

INTRODUCED species; INVASIVE plants; BIODIVERSITY; BIOTIC communities; BIOLOGICAL extinction; HUMAN beings; ANTHROPOGENIC effects on nature

The article emphasizes the need to control invasive species to protect the diversity of ecosystems. It highlights the role of invasive species in the decline of ecological diversity and in the possible extinction of native species. It explains the role of human beings in ecological destruction and in taking care of the earth's remaining natural resources. Information is provided on the dangers posed by invasive species to human or animal population such as fire ants and rats.