... to the United States in the ballast water of merchant ships. These so-called "invasive species," such as the notorious zebra mussel, devastate native organisms and infrastructure and cost taxpayers ...
... , a new report co-authored by Nature Conservancy scientists says that biofuel crops could also become invasive species -- and that the risk needs to be evaluated before these crops are planted.
The ...
NOTRE DAME, Ind., July 17 (UPI) -- A U.S. study suggests invasive species brought in by ocean-going ships may be costing the Great Lakes region more than $200 million a year.
(PhysOrg.com) -- The latest "damming" evidence suggests that manmade reservoirs are facilitating the spread of invasive species in Wisconsin lakes.
... las Ciencias, in Valencia. Investigators report that invasive species of marine macroalgae spread at 50 ... countries, such as Japan.
UP TO 1 BILLION NEW SPECIES OF BACTERIA
Carles Pedrós-Alió, a CSIC ...
... to short, grazed lawns or bare ground."
Invasive species can cause large-scale changes to ... that theoretically plausible trophic cascades associated with invasive species removal not only do take place, ...
... difficult to contend with in low income countries. They are vulnerable to the effects of invasive species, but also have fewer resources to adopt effective sanitary or other control measures."
What ...
Invasive species--one of the top causes of biological diversity loss worldwide--significantly impact cultural diversity as well, according to a review published in the latest issue of the journal ...
... match at geographically distant airline departure and destination points, which could help to shuffle invasive species, and the diseases they may carry, across the globe along existing flight routes. ...
... match at geographically distant airline departure and destination points, which could help to shuffle invasive species, and the diseases they may carry, across the globe along existing flight routes. ...
... to ecologists and economists, she writes. Although the U.S. has quantified many of the mechanisms by which invasive species disrupt ecosystems, it still lags behind Europe in creating an inventory of ...
A new initiative at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is using music to raise public awareness about aquatic invasive species in the state.
... of California at Davis report a previously unknown high variability in the rates of invasive species spread.
To reach their conclusions, they studied red flour beetles--beetles attracted to wheat ...
New research indicates that leaf-cutter refuse piles can contribute to the spread of invasive plant species.
... to Africa, and pampas grass (Cortaderia selloana), native to South America, are common invasive species in the United States and elsewhere but have not yet been reported as invasive in China, which ...
