Ecologists are battling one another over the value of nonnative species. Last month, Mark...
... to be the same as one clone found in Europe. "In the western U.S., this species is of special concern largely because of their ability ... these trematodes," says Levri. "The first is that any introduction of a nonnative species can cause worse problems than they were expected ...
... snail joins a long and growing list of nonnative species moving into the Great Lakes, threatening to disrupt the food chain and change the local environment ...
... our forests are besieged by numerous invasive plants, these and other nonnative species present serious financial and ecological threats to the South and its forests in 2009." Nonnative species often out-compete native forest plants ...
... note, however, that this combination treatment also favored nonnative species invasions at some sites. In addition, a combination ... with a suitable landscape cover increased the probability of species establishment. On the other hand, some areas with favorable climates ...
Residents of five Australian towns on Saturday will fan out to hunt down poisonous cane toads, a nonnative species that bestows death upon most animals that dare consume it.
... , Oceans and Wildlife, wildlife experts discussed how nonnative species and plants can disrupt ecosystems. One case ... the diversity of animals imported or calculate the risk of nonnative species or the diseases they may carry, the team wrote ...
... from Japan and other regions resulted in the introduction of several nonnative species, including a parasite that infects oysters ... of introducing disease pathogens and external "hitchhiker" species. Regarding the assessment of scientific information by NPS ...
... bedroom. The tragedy became the latest and most graphic example of a problem that has plagued the state for more than a decade: a nonnative species that is wreaking havoc in the Everglades, threatening ...
... the isolation of some habitats that are separated from the main channel, because the nonnative species may imperil naturally occurring ... to protect species at risk. The endangered native greenback cutthroat trout, for example, is protected from nonnative ...
... diversity increased with severity of burning and nonnative species did not benefit from fire. In general, plots ... , given threats such as climate change and the spread of nonnative species." "Long-term vegetation responses ...
Over the past century, as developers of the Florida Keys gobbled up pristine real estate, the federal government created four refuges along the island chain to protect wildlife and preserve habitat.
... in 1939. For the study, the team focused on the nonnative warmwater fish species bluegill and largemouth bass ... that decrease in water transparency may create a refuge for nonnative species that are less sensitive to the optical properties ...
... Katie VinZant leads a team in ripping out nonnative species that have multiplied since the 2009 Station fire.On a sweltering morning deep in the San Gabriel ...
Nonnative species can affect the biogeochemistry of an ecosystem. For instance, Pacific salmon have been introduced as a sport fishery in many streams ...
