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The economics of biological invasions [PDF]

Biological invasions are an economic problem. Invasions are typically the intended or unintended consequence of economic activity. They impose real costs on society, and the risk of invasion depends on human behaviour.
Perrings, Charles
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Biological Invasions: The Case of Soybean Aphid Infestation [PDF]

Soybeans, the second highest cash crop following corn in the U.S., have come under attack by invasive species, the soybean aphid from the North and soybean rust from the South.
Garrett, Lynn, Kim, C.S., Lee, Donna J., Lubowski, Ruben N., Schaible, Glenn D.   +4 more
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Moving forward: The Japanese kelp Undaria pinnatifida (harvey) suringar, 1873 expands in Northern Patagonia, Argentina [PDF]

, 2014
Increasingly, global trade and human movement have been transporting species between regions. Undaria pinnatifida (Harvey) Suringar, 1873, a macroalgae native to Korea and Japan, has been transported and became established in several temperate regions of
Arias, Magdalena, González, Raul Alberto Candido, Narvarte, Maite Andrea, Pereyra, Patricio Javier   +3 more
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Urban biological invasions

, 2023
MSc lecture on urban biological invasions for Technische Universität Berlin, Germany.
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Impacts of crustacean invasions on parasite dynamics in aquatic ecosystems: A plea for parasite-focused studies

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2017
While there is considerable interest in, and good evidence for, the role that parasites play in biological invasions, the potential parallel effects of species introduction on parasite dynamics have clearly received less attention.
Clément Lagrue
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Socio‐economic impact classification of alien taxa (SEICAT) [PDF]

, 2017
1 Many alien taxa are known to cause socio‐economic impacts by affecting the different constituents of human well‐being (security; material and non‐material assets; health; social, spiritual and cultural relations; freedom of choice and action ...
Bacher, Sven, Blackburn, Tim M., Essl, Franz, Genovesi, Piero, Heikkilä, Jaakko, Jeschke, Jonathan M., Jones, Glyn, Keller, Reuben, Kenis, Marc [u.v.m.], Saul, Wolf‐Christian   +9 more
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Stress related epigenetic changes may explain opportunistic success in biological invasions in Antipode mussels [PDF]

, 2018
Different environmental factors could induce epigenetic changes, which are likely involved in the biological invasion process. Some of these factors are driven by humans as, for example, the pollution and deliberate or accidental introductions and others
A Ardura, A Ardura, A Brenkert, A Pecinka, A Pérez-Figueroa, A Salmon, A Zaiko, A Zemach, AB Nicotra, AG Marsh, AK Sakai, AL Liebl, AR Linde, B Bec, B Liu, BM Turner, BR Wilson, CE Braby, CE Lee, CL Richards, DH Lim, DJ Madariaga, DL Strayer, DM Updegraff, E Briski, E Malone, F Devloo-Delva, F Valladares, FJ Santaclara, FT Chan, G Riviere, I Pejovic, J Atalah, J Fulneček, JA Rusiecki, JC Rice, JH McDonald, JM Jones, K Gérard, KJF Verhoeven, KV Kardong, L Alessa, L Excoffier, L Manti, L Miralles, M Barbieri, MA Khadim, MB Vandegehuchte, MJ Lexer, MR Gavery, MR Gavery, O Bossdorf, O Broennimann, P Colosimo, P García-Fernández, P Moran, PA Gardner, PA Jones, R Alquezar, R Karan, R Peakall, R Peakall, R Tingley, RA Zerebecki, S Gofas, S Gollasch, S Pascual, SCH Barrett, SJ Bownes, T Kohama, TJ Hilbish, V Chinnusamy, V Suarez-Ulloa, Y Sun, Ø Hammer   +74 more
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Effects of Acmella radicans Invasion on Soil Seed Bank Community Characteristics in Different Habitats

Plants
To examine the effects of the recent Acmella radicans invasion on plant community and diversity in invaded habitats, the composition, density, species richness, diversity indices, and evenness index of the soil seed bank community of two different ...
Xiaohan Wu, Kexin Yang, Fengping Zheng, Gaofeng Xu, Zewen Fan, David Roy Clements, Yunhai Yang, Shaosong Yang, Guimei Jin, Fudou Zhang, Shicai Shen   +10 more
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Maritime Trade, Biological Invasions, and the Properties of Alternate Inspection Regimes [PDF]

We analyze the problem of preventing biological invasions caused by ships transporting internationally traded goods between countries and continents. Specifically, we ask the following question: Should a port manager have a small number of inspectors ...
Amit Batabyal, Hamid Beladi, Won Koo
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Expansion rate & dispersal pattern of the non-native Roesel’s bush-cricket in Sweden [PDF]

, 2012
Environmental change and anthropogenic activities influence species distributions. Species introductions have become increasingly common in an era of globalization and increased international trade and travel.
Preuss, Sonja
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