Every day, hundreds of different plant species—many of them listed as invasive—are traded online worldwide on auction platforms. This exacerbates the problem of uncontrollable biological invasions.
Ecology
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Is it practical to use drones to detect invasive aquatic plants?
Ecology
Sep 28, 2015
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The tiny seedling was brought over from Eastern Europe and parts of Asia nearly 200 years ago and planted along riverbanks across the United States, mostly in the Southwest, to prevent erosion. It grew fast, its thick branches ...
Ecology
Aug 21, 2015
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(Phys.org)—A large international team of researches has conducted a global survey of non-native flora that included 481 mainland regions (covering 83 percent of total land area) and 13,168 species of plants foreign to the ...
Does more shade limit the presence of invasive plants along streams and rivers? That intriguing possibility was suggested in "Habitat limitations on invasive communities in urban riparian areas," which was posted online by ...
Ecology
Aug 12, 2015
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Controlled burning is widely used to maintain biodiversity and enhance regeneration of important deciduous tree species such as oak and hickory, but a recent University of Illinois study found that this practice also increases ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 21, 2015
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Species invasions come at a high cost. In the United States, the annual cost to the economy tops $100 billion a year and invasive plant infestations affect 100 million acres. While it's tempting to focus attention on headline-grabbing ...
Ecology
Jul 15, 2015
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Halle (Saale). The role of plant traits might be overestimated by biologists in studies on plant invasiveness. Anthropogenic factors such as whether the spcies was being cultivated proved to be more important. These conclusions ...
Ecology
Jun 30, 2015
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Taming an invasive plant that's 8 feet tall and poisonous is no small feat, especially if you're a tiny moth.
Plants & Animals
Jun 15, 2015
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Declines in native biodiversity can open opportunities for imported species to not only grab a foothold in a new territory, but also to evolve into invasive pests.
Ecology
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