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Invasive Species and Climate Change

, 2010
ISSUE Climate change interacts with and can often amplify the negative impacts of invasive species. These interactions are not fully appreciated or understood.
Invasive Species Advisory Committee
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Functional trait responses of emergent and free-floating Alternanthera philoxeroides to increasing salinity with sea level rise: stress tolerance, avoidance, and escape strategies [PDF]

NeoBiota
Sea level rise is having major impacts on estuaries due to salinity intrusion. These changes in stress profiles have ripple effects in ecosystems, including altering the invasibility of these wetlands depending on the salt tolerance of the invading ...
Brenda J. Grewell, Blanca Gallego-Tévar, Jesús M. Castillo, Caryn J. Futrell, Rebecca E. Drenovsky, Nathan E. Harms, Paul D. Pratt   +6 more
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Invasive Species Impacts on Infrastructure

, 2016
Executive Summary Invasive species represent one of the most significant threats to ecosystems, human and animal health, infrastructure, the economy, and cultural resources.
Invasive Species Advisory Committee
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Biofuels: Cultivating Energy, not Invasive Species

, 2009
Biofuels: Cultivating Energy, not Invasive Species, approved by ISAC on August 11, 2009 ISSUE To provide alternatives to petroleum-based energy, the United States government has mandated a greater proportion of plant-based biofuels be integrated into its
Invasive Species Advisory Committee
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High-Throughput Analysis Reveals Seasonal Variation of the Gut Microbiota Composition Within Forest Musk Deer (Moschus berezovskii)

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018
The gut microbiota plays a key role in the nutritional ecology of ruminants, and host diet has a significant effect on these microbial communities. Longitudinal studies assessing variation of seasonal microbiota in animals can provide a comparative ...
Xiaolong Hu, Xiaolong Hu, Gang Liu, Yimeng Li, Yuting Wei, Yuting Wei, Shaobi Lin, Shuqiang Liu, Yunlin Zheng, Defu Hu   +9 more
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Invasive Species and E-Commerce

, 2012
ISSUE Internet commerce (hereafter e-commerce) is a growing and vital part of the United States economy. Total e-commerce sales in the United States for 2011 totaled $194 billion, an increase of 16% over 2010.
Invasive Species Advisory Committee
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Roles of Vitellogenin and Its Receptor Genes in Female Reproduction of the Cigarette Beetle, Lasioderma serricorne

Insects
Vitellogenin (Vg) and the vitellogenin receptor (VgR) play essential roles in insect reproductive development. However, the functions of Vg and VgR genes in Lasioderma serricorne, an important insect pest of stored products, are unknown.
Qian Guo, Mingxun Zu, Deqian Liu, Yi Yan, Wenjia Yang, Kangkang Xu   +5 more
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Invasive Species Definition Clarification and Guidance

, 2006
Summary Invasive species are those that are not native to the ecosystem under consideration and that cause or are likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human, animal, or plant health.
Invasive Species Advisory Committee
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Invasive Species and Public Investment in the Green Economy

, 2010
Invasive Species and Public Investment in the Green Economy, approved by ISAC on June 24, 2010 ISSUE Invasive species are intricately linked to the economy. Trade, travel, and transport facilitate their spread.
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Turning back the tide - the invasive species challenge [PDF]

, 2004
Terms of reference Preface On 26 March 2003 the Senate agreed to the recommendation of the Selection of Bills Committee in its Report No. 4 of 2003 that the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Invasive Species) Bill ...
The Senate
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