Green Lake Park Research Paper

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Trees are an important part of Seattle's built and natural environment. They promote social, economic, and environmental health by filtering air pollution, providing food and habitat, and contributing to the character and esthetic beauty of our neighborhoods. In Seattle, natural parks make up 7% of total Seattle landscape. They hold up about 20% of total tree population in Seattle. These trees have enormous impact on Seattle environmental.
Green Lake is one of Seattle's most beloved parks. Its expanse of water and green space in the center of a dense urban neighborhood draws thousands of people daily from all over the city. The park serves as a natural preserve for hundreds of species of trees and plants, as well as numerous birds and waterfowl
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As it spreads, native species are lost and biodiversity is reduced until we are left with a very simplified ecosystem that is unable to perform all ecosystem services which are essential to wildlife and human survival (Carole Sevilla Brown). The removal of invasive species would have positive effects on both locally and globally, if the invasive species such Himalayan BlackBerry and English Ivy are removed from the current area in Green Lake Park then the native trees around there would have a greater access to nutrition in the soil and would be able to grow more. As a result, more carbon dioxide would be used in photosynthesis and produce more oxygen, so the pollution in Seattle would be reduced overall. Moreover, this removal creates a better vision of the park. Removing invasive species allow the native species to re-establish themselves, and so the species abundances may and likely will change over time. It is important to try to remove most of the invasive species as quickly as possible because if the ecosystem has been occupied by an invasive species for a long time there are every possible chance that it has been altered in several ways which thereby would not result in restoration to original condition or maybe it will occur at much slower