Biological invasions get less prime-time coverage than natural disasters, but may be more economically damaging and warrant corresponding investments in preparedness and response planning, according to three biologists writing ...
Ecology
Apr 1, 2011
0
0
Wildlife imports into the United States are fragmented and insufficiently coordinated, failing to accurately list more than four in five species entering the country, a team of scientists has found. The effect, the scientists ...
Ecology
Apr 30, 2009
0
0
Global warming is well-known for its effect on the climate. But it also poses a threat to the world's ecosystems. University of Toronto researcher Benjamin Gilbert wants to know more about that process.
Ecology
Sep 25, 2012
1
0
Researchers at The University of Western Australia are part of an international team that has discovered why some plant species are more successful than others at successfully invading new regions.
Ecology
Dec 5, 2017
0
17
How should a country respond to a biological invader that reaches its shores via cargo shipped as international trade?
Environment
Aug 23, 2010
0
0
Non-native species introduced mainly via increasing trade of goods and services have huge economic, health, and environmental costs. These "biological invasions" involve the intentional or unintentional transport and release ...
Ecology
Mar 28, 2024
0
1
Life on the Antarctic sea floor is under threat from crabs that could invade the area thanks to favorable conditions as a result of global warming, researchers warn.
Ecology
Oct 6, 2014
4
0
The introduction of invasive species leads to a decline in certain native species. A team of researchers from the CNRS and the University of Paris-Saclay has managed to show that 11% of the global phylogenetic diversity of ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 2, 2021
0
3
Protecting Hawaiian dry forests from invasive species and the risk of wildfire is an on-going challenge for land managers and scientists conducting research on the Island of Hawaii. It is commonly thought that removing the ...
Ecology
Jul 2, 2012
0
0
(Phys.org)—Sometimes it takes a foreign ally to conquer a foreign invader. Such is the case with saltcedar, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service entomologist.
Ecology
Aug 27, 2012
0
0
