In a wonderful blend of art and science, nationally syndicated Stone Soup creator Jan Eliot depicts her character Alix, a young girl and “budding” scientist, innocently releasing an invasive crayfish into the wild. The comic strip series recently featured in a Science News article discusses the consequences of releasing nonnative organisms on the fragile balance between organisms in the environment.

Authors: 
Goodrich, D. et al.
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Product Number: 
ORESU-NR-13-011
Year of Publication: 
2013
Length: 
3 pp.
Size and Format: 
8 1/2 x 11, online
Miscellaneous: 
Appeared in the Full Option Science System Newsletter, Spring 2014 No. 43 (10-12).