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Scientists' warning on invasive alien species

Biological Reviews of The Cambridge Philosophical Society, 2020
Biological invasions are a global consequence of an increasingly connected world and the rise in human population size. The numbers of invasive alien species – the subset of alien species that spread widely in areas where they are not native, affecting ...
P. Pyšek, P. Hulme, D. Simberloff, S. Bacher, T. Blackburn, J. Carlton, W. Dawson, F. Essl, L. Foxcroft, P. Genovesi, J. Jeschke, I. Kühn, Andrew M. Liebhold, N. Mandrak, L. Meyerson, Aníbal Pauchard, J. Pergl, H. Roy, H. Seebens, M. van Kleunen, M. Vilà, M. Wingfield, D. Richardson   +22 more
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Open water dreissenid mussel control projects: lessons learned from a retrospective analysis

Scientific Reports, 2023
Dreissenid mussels are one of the most problematic aquatic invasive species (AIS) in North America, causing substantial ecological and economic effects.
Angelique D. Dahlberg, Diane L. Waller, David Hammond, Keegan Lund, Nicholas B. D. Phelps   +4 more
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Invasive species compendium.

, 2020
Agave fourcroydes is a perennial succulent plant that has been extensively cultivated for fibre production (sisal) and as an ornamental. This species is adapted to a wide variety of habitats and spreads easily by bulbils and offshoots from rhizomes ...
J. Rojas‐Sandoval
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Susceptibility of Pimephales promelas and Carassius auratus to a strain of koi herpesvirus isolated from wild Cyprinus carpio in North America

Scientific Reports, 2021
Cyprinid herpesvirus-3 (CyHV-3, syn. koi herpesvirus) is an important pathogen worldwide and a common cause of mass mortality events of wild common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in North America, however, reference strains and genomes obtained from wild carp ...
Isaiah E. Tolo, Soumesh K. Padhi, Keiffer Williams, Vikash Singh, Sophie Halvorson, Sunil K. Mor, Nicholas B. D. Phelps   +6 more
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The early detection of and rapid response (EDRR) to invasive species: a conceptual framework and federal capacities assessment

Biological Invasions, 2019
Globalization necessitates that we address the negative externalities of international trade and transport, including biological invasion. The US government defines invasive species to mean, “with regard to a particular ecosystem, a non-native organism ...
J. Reaser, S. Burgiel, Jason Kirkey, Kelsey A. Brantley, Sarah D. Veatch, Jhoset A. Burgos-Rodríguez   +5 more
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A proposed national strategic framework for the management of Cactaceae in South Africa

Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation, 2017
Background: South Africa has a long history of managing biological invasions. The rapid increase in the scale and complexity of problems associated with invasions calls for new, more strategic management approaches.
Haylee Kaplan, John R.U. Wilson, Hildegard Klein, Lesley Henderson, Helmuth G. Zimmermann, Phetole Manyama, Philip Ivey, David M. Richardson, Ana Novoa   +8 more
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Thermal aerial culling for the control of vertebrate pest populations

Scientific Reports, 2023
Helicopter-based shooting is an effective management tool for large vertebrate pest animals. However, animals in low-density populations and/or dense habitat can be difficult to locate visually. Thermal-imaging technology can increase detections in these
Tarnya E. Cox, David Paine, Emma O’Dwyer-Hall, Robert Matthews, Tony Blumson, Brenton Florance, Kate Fielder, Myall Tarran, Matt Korcz, Annelise Wiebkin, Peter W. Hamnett, Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Brad Page   +12 more
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Genetic diversity of common Gasterophilus spp. from distinct habitats in China

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background Gasterophilus species are widely distributed around the world. The larvae of these flies parasitize the digestive tract of equids and cause damage, hindering horse breeding and protection of endangered species.
Boru Zhang, Heqing Huang, Haoyu Wang, Dong Zhang, Hongjun Chu, Xinping Ma, Yan Ge, Make Ente, Kai Li   +8 more
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Spatial distribution of Gasterophilus pecorum (Diptera) eggs in the desert steppe of the Kalamaili Nature Reserve (Xinjiang, China)

BMC Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Background The dominant Gasterophilus species in the desert steppe (Xinjiang, China) Gasterophilus pecorum poses a serious threat to the reintroduced Przewalski’s horses. We investigated the distribution pattern of G. pecorum eggs in June 2017.
Heqing Huang, Ke Zhang, Changliang Shao, Chen Wang, Make Ente, Zhenbiao Wang, Dong Zhang, Kai Li   +7 more
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Topical Application of Synthetic Hormones Terminated Reproductive Diapause of a Univoltine Weed Biological Control Agent

Insects, 2021
Classical biological control is an important method for controlling invasive alien weeds. Univoltine insects can be highly effective biological control agents of annual weeds because they are well synchronized with their host plant.
Ikju Park, Lincoln Smith
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