The Indiana Dunes is an area of land beside Lake Michigan, in the State of Indiana, United States. It includes Indiana Dunes National Park and Indiana Dunes State Park. Non-native plant species, specifically invasive species, have colonized that area. Invasive plants are those plants that aggressively spread throughout an area and out-compete other plant species, normally those that are native to the area.
Invasive plant species in the Indiana Dunes have several negative impacts. They may:
Specific examples include:
Current threats [1]
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Emerging threats to natural resources or extent unknown[1]
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