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Streito JC, Mendes E, Sanquer E, Strugarek M, Ouvrard D, Robin-Havret V, Poncet L, Lannou C, Rossi JP. Incursion Preparedness, Citizen Science and Early Detection of Invasive Insects: The Case of Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Hemiptera, Aleyrodidae) in France. INSECTS 2023; 14:916. [PMID: 38132590 PMCID: PMC10744011 DOI: 10.3390/insects14120916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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We describe the process by which the quarantine whitefly, Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Hemiptera, Aleyrodidae), was detected in France. The initial observation was made by a volunteer who reported a picture of an adult in the Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel (INPN Espèces), a citizen science resource developed by l'Office Français de la Biodiversité and the French Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. The specimen was suspected to be A. spiniferus from this picture by one of the expert entomologists in charge of the Hemiptera group validation. Once the species was identified, it was mounted on a slide and the information was officially passed on to the ministry in charge of agriculture via a communication channel set up in advance for this type of situation. The ministry then triggered the regulatory actions planned in the event of the suspected detection of quarantine organisms. Sampling was quickly carried out and the specimens collected on this occasion were formally identified as belonging to the species A. spiniferus. This led to the formalization of an outbreak in France. This sequence of decisions took just two months from the first observation to the implementation of a management plan. This case presents how incursion preparedness contributes to a rapid response. Furthermore, this case exemplifies how citizen science can contribute to the early detection of invasive species and highlights the importance of informing both the general public and professionals about major environmental issues.
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- Jean-Claude Streito
- CBGP (Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Populations), INRAE, CIRAD, IRD, Institut Agro, 755 Avenue du Campus Agropolis, CS 30016, 34988 Montferrier-sur-Lez, France;
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- DRAAF Occitanie (Direction Régionale de l’Alimentation de l’Agriculture et de la Forêt), 697 Avenue Etienne Méhul, CEDEX 03, 34078 Montpellier, France; (E.S.)
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- DRAAF Occitanie (Direction Régionale de l’Alimentation de l’Agriculture et de la Forêt), 697 Avenue Etienne Méhul, CEDEX 03, 34078 Montpellier, France; (E.S.)
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- ANSES, Plant Health Laboratory, Entomology and Botany Unit, 755 Avenue du Campus Agropolis, CS 30016, 34988 Montferrier-sur-Lez, France
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- PatriNat (OFB, MNHN, CNRS, IRD), CEDEX 05, 75005 Paris, France; (V.R.-H.); (L.P.)
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- PatriNat (OFB, MNHN, CNRS, IRD), CEDEX 05, 75005 Paris, France; (V.R.-H.); (L.P.)
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- INRAE, Direction Scientifique Agriculture, 147 Rue de l’Université, CEDEX 07, 15159 Paris, France;
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- CBGP (Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Populations), INRAE, CIRAD, IRD, Institut Agro, 755 Avenue du Campus Agropolis, CS 30016, 34988 Montferrier-sur-Lez, France;
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Clarke DA, McGeoch MA. Invasive alien insects represent a clear but variable threat to biodiversity. CURRENT RESEARCH IN INSECT SCIENCE 2023; 4:100065. [PMID: 37564301 PMCID: PMC10410178 DOI: 10.1016/j.cris.2023.100065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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Invasive alien insects are an important yet understudied component of the general threat that biological invasions pose to biodiversity. We quantified the breadth and level of this threat by performing environmental impact assessments using a modified version of the Environmental Impact Assessment for Alien Taxa (EICAT) framework. This represents the largest effort to date on quantify the environmental impacts of invasive alien insects. Using a relatively large and taxonomically representative set of insect species that have established non-native populations around the globe, we tested hypotheses on: (1) socioeconomic and (2) taxonomic biases, (3) relationship between range size and impact severity and (4) island susceptibility. Socioeconomic pests had marginally more environmental impact information than non-pests and, as expected, impact information was geographically and taxonomically skewed. Species with larger introduced ranges were more likely, on average, to have the most severe local environmental impacts (i.e. a global maximum impact severity of 'Major'). The island susceptibility hypothesis found no support, and both island and mainland systems experience similar numbers of high severity impacts. These results demonstrate the high variability, both within and across species, in the ways and extents to which invasive insects impact biodiversity, even within the highest profile invaders. However, the environmental impact knowledge base requires greater taxonomic and geographic coverage, so that hypotheses about invasion impact can be developed towards identifying generalities in the biogeography of invasion impacts.
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- David A. Clarke
- Department of Environment and Genetics, La Trobe University, Victoria 3086, Australia
- Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future, La Trobe University, Victoria 3086, Australia
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- Department of Environment and Genetics, La Trobe University, Victoria 3086, Australia
- Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future, La Trobe University, Victoria 3086, Australia
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Otis GW, Taylor BA, Mattila HR. Invasion potential of hornets (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Vespa spp.). FRONTIERS IN INSECT SCIENCE 2023; 3:1145158. [PMID: 38469472 PMCID: PMC10926419 DOI: 10.3389/finsc.2023.1145158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Hornets are large, predatory wasps that have the potential to alter biotic communities and harm honey bee colonies once established in non-native locations. Mated, diapausing females (gynes) can easily be transported to new habitats, where their behavioral flexibility allows them to found colonies using local food and nest materials. Of the 22 species in the genus Vespa, five species are now naturalized far from their endemic populations and another four have been detected either in nature or during inspections at borders of other countries. By far the most likely pathway of long-distance dispersal is the transport of gynes in transoceanic shipments of goods. Thereafter, natural dispersal of gynes in spring and accidental local transport by humans cause shorter-range expansions and contribute to the invasion process. Propagule pressure of hornets is unquantified, although it is likely low but unrelenting. The success of introduced populations is limited by low propagule size and the consequences of genetic founder effects, including the extinction vortex linked to single-locus, complementary sex determination of most hymenopterans. Invasion success is enhanced by climatic similarity between source locality and introduction site, as well as genetic diversity conferred by polyandry in some species. These and other factors that may have influenced the successful establishment of invasive populations of V. velutina, V. tropica, V. bicolor, V. orientalis, and V. crabro are discussed. The highly publicized detections of V. mandarinia in North America and research into its status provide a real-time example of an unfolding hornet invasion.
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- Gard W. Otis
- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
- Institute of Bee Health, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern and Agroscope, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, United States
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Walsh GC, Sosa AJ, Mc Kay F, Maestro M, Hill M, Hinz HL, Paynter Q, Pratt PD, Raghu S, Shaw R, Tipping PW, Winston RL. Is Biological Control of Weeds Conservation’s Blind Spot? THE QUARTERLY REVIEW OF BIOLOGY 2023. [DOI: 10.1086/723930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Info-gap theory to determine cost-effective eradication of invasive species. Sci Rep 2023; 13:2744. [PMID: 36797315 PMCID: PMC9935532 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-29571-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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Invasive species eradication campaigns often fail due to stochastic arrival events, unpredictable detectability and incorrect resource allocation. Severe uncertainty in model parameter estimates may skew the eradication policy results. Using info-gap decision theory, this research aims to provide managers with a method to quantify their confidence in realizing successful eradication of particular invasive species within their specified eradication budgets (i.e. allowed eradication cost) in face of information-gaps. The potential introduction of the Asian house gecko Hemidactylus frenatus to Barrow Island, Australia is used as a case study to illustrate the model. Results of this research demonstrate that, more robustness to uncertainty in the model parameters can be earnt by (1) increasing the allowed eradication cost (2) investment in pre-border quarantine and border inspection (i.e. prevention) or (3) investment in post-border detection surveillance. The combination of a post-border spatial dispersal model and info-gap decision theory demonstrates a novel and spatially efficient method for managers to evaluate the robustness of eradication policies for incursion of invasive species with unexpected behaviour. These methods can be used to provide insight into the success of management goals, in particular the eradication of invasive species on islands or in broader mainland areas. These insights will assist in avoiding eradication failure and wasteful budget allocation and labour investment.
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Probert AF, Wegmann D, Volery L, Adriaens T, Bakiu R, Bertolino S, Essl F, Gervasini E, Groom Q, Latombe G, Marisavljevic D, Mumford J, Pergl J, Preda C, Roy HE, Scalera R, Teixeira H, Tricarico E, Vanderhoeven S, Bacher S. Identifying, reducing, and communicating uncertainty in community science: a focus on alien species. Biol Invasions 2022; 24:3395-3421. [PMID: 36277057 PMCID: PMC9579088 DOI: 10.1007/s10530-022-02858-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Community science (also often referred to as citizen science) provides a unique opportunity to address questions beyond the scope of other research methods whilst simultaneously engaging communities in the scientific process. This leads to broad educational benefits, empowers people, and can increase public awareness of societally relevant issues such as the biodiversity crisis. As such, community science has become a favourable framework for researching alien species where data on the presence, absence, abundance, phenology, and impact of species is important in informing management decisions. However, uncertainties arising at different stages can limit the interpretation of data and lead to projects failing to achieve their intended outcomes. Focusing on alien species centered community science projects, we identified key research questions and the relevant uncertainties that arise during the process of developing the study design, for example, when collecting the data and during the statistical analyses. Additionally, we assessed uncertainties from a linguistic perspective, and how the communication stages among project coordinators, participants and other stakeholders can alter the way in which information may be interpreted. We discuss existing methods for reducing uncertainty and suggest further solutions to improve data reliability. Further, we make suggestions to reduce the uncertainties that emerge at each project step and provide guidance and recommendations that can be readily applied in practice. Reducing uncertainties is essential and necessary to strengthen the scientific and community outcomes of community science, which is of particular importance to ensure the success of projects aimed at detecting novel alien species and monitoring their dynamics across space and time.
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- Anna F. Probert
- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 15, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 15, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 15, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Herman Teirlinckgebouw, Havenlaan 88 bus 73, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Agricultural University of Tirana, Koder-Kamez, Tirane, Albania
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, 10123 Turin, Italy
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- Global Change, Macroecology-Group, Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University Vienna, Rennweg 14, 1030 Vienna, Austria
- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Global Change, Macroecology-Group, Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University Vienna, Rennweg 14, 1030 Vienna, Austria
- Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3JT UK
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- Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Buckhurst Road, Ascot, SL5 7PY UK
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- Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences, 252 43 Průhonice, Czech Republic
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- Ovidius University of Constanta, Al. Universitatii nr.1, Corp B, 900470 Constanta, Romania
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- UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, OX10 8BB UK
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- CESAM - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, FI Italy
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- Belgian Biodiversity Platform - Département du Milieu Naturel et Agricole - Service Public de Wallonie, Avenue Maréchal Juin 23, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 15, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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Birand A, Cassey P, Ross JV, Thomas PQ, Prowse TAA. Scalability of genetic biocontrols for eradicating invasive alien mammals. NEOBIOTA 2022. [DOI: 10.3897/neobiota.74.82394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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CRISPR-based gene drives offer novel solutions for controlling invasive alien species, which could ultimately extend eradication efforts to continental scales. Gene drives for suppressing invasive alien vertebrates are now under development. Using a landscape-scale individual-based model, we present the first estimates of times to eradication for long-lived alien mammals. We show that demography and life-history traits interact to determine the scalability of gene drives for vertebrate pest eradication. Notably, optimism around eradicating smaller-bodied pests (rodents and rabbits) with gene-drive technologies does not easily translate into eradication of larger-bodied alien species (cats and foxes).
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Aiyer A, Bunuba Rangers, Bell T, Shine R, Somaweera R, Bruny M, Ward‐Fear G. Taking the bait: Developing a bait delivery system to target free-ranging crocodiles and varanid lizards with a novel conservation strategy. Ecol Evol 2022; 12:e8933. [PMID: 35784020 PMCID: PMC9163195 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Revised: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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In tropical Australia, conditioned taste aversion (CTA) can buffer vulnerable native predators from the invasion of a toxic prey species (cane toads, Rhinella marina). Thus, we need to develop methods to deploy aversion-inducing baits in the field, in ways that maximize uptake by vulnerable species (but not other taxa). We constructed and field-tested baiting devices, in situ with wild animals. Apparatus were set next to waterbodies and baited concurrently at multiple locations (over water, water's edge, and on the bank). Baits were checked and replaced twice daily during the trial; remote cameras recorded visitation by native predators. Bait longevity was compared at sun-exposed and shaded locations over 12 h. The strength required to remove baits from apparatus was measured in varanids and crocodiles. The device promoted high rates of bait uptake by freshwater crocodiles (47% baits consumed), varanid lizards (19% baits consumed), and non-target taxa (34% baits consumed). Targeting specific predators can be achieved by manipulating bait location and time of deployment, as well as the force required to dislodge the bait. Crocodiles were best targeted with over-water baits, whereas varanid lizards preferred baits located at the edges of waterbodies. When testing bait longevity in ambient conditions, during the daytime baits desiccated fully within 12 h, and faster in the sun than in the shade. Based on studies using captive animals, the "pulling force" strength of reptilian predators scaled with body size and was greater in crocodiles than in varanid lizards. We present the first conservation baiting protocol designed specifically for reptiles. Our results demonstrate the feasibility of widespread and taxon-specific deployment of aversion-inducing baits to buffer the impacts of invasive cane toads, and our methods are applicable (with modification) to other research and management programs globally.
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- Abhilasha Aiyer
- School of Life and Environmental SciencesUniversity of SydneySydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- Bunuba Dawangarri Aboriginal CorporationFitzroy CrossingWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- School of Life and Environmental SciencesUniversity of SydneySydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- School of Natural SciencesMacquarie UniversitySydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- Stantec AustraliaPerthWestern AustraliaAustralia
- School of Biological SciencesUniversity of Western AustraliaCrawleyWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and AttractionsWannerooWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- School of Natural SciencesMacquarie UniversitySydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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Zakhozhiy IG, Dalke IV, Chadin IF, Kanev VA. Ecogeographical Analysis of the Heracleum persicum, H. mantegazzianum, and H. sosnowskyi Distribution at the Northern Limit of Their Secondary Ranges in Europe. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s2075111722020138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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White R, Marzano M, Fesenko E, Inman A, Jones G, Agstner B, Mumford R. Technology development for the early detection of plant pests: a framework for assessing Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) in environmental science. JOURNAL OF PLANT DISEASES AND PROTECTION : SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL OF THE GERMAN PHYTOMEDICAL SOCIETY (DPG) 2022; 129:1249-1261. [PMID: 36119355 PMCID: PMC9468069 DOI: 10.1007/s41348-022-00599-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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UNLABELLED Innovation in environmental fields such as plant health is complex because of unbounded challenges and lack of certainty of commercial uptake. In this paper we present a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) framework, specifically to assist with assessment of technologies to support detection of tree pests and pathogens, but also for wider potential adaptation. Biosecurity can be enhanced by improved early detection of pests and pathogens, but development and deployment of new technologies requires robust scrutiny. We critically analyse the concept, practice and applicability of TRLs. Interviews revealed scientist perspectives during the development process of five novel early plant pest and pathogen detection technologies. A retrospective, collective narrative of one technology from concept to commercial deployment was undertaken. We then developed a calculator tool for assessment of biosecurity TRLs. Our findings illustrate the iterative process of technology development, the challenges in final TRLs of acquiring funding to move from proven success to viable product, inefficiencies created through the need for multiple projects for each technology and the imperative to consider the wider socio-ecological technical landscape, including policy context. End user engagement was particularly valuable at beginning and end of the TRL scale. We conclude that the TRL framework comprises a robust approach to assess technologies in that it facilitates progress tracking, evaluation of success likelihood and identification of opportunities for investment. However, its potential will only be realised for environmental management if it is integrated into the socio-ecological technical landscape and wider discussions regarding knowledge co-production and valuing nature. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s41348-022-00599-3.
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- Rehema White
- School of Geography and Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews, Irvine Building, North Street, Fife, KY16 9AL Scotland
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- Forest Research, Northern Research Station, Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9SY Scotland
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- Present Address: Food Standards Agency, Foss House, Kings Pool, 1-2 Peasholme Green, York, YO1 7PR England
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- Fera Science Ltd, National Agri-Food Innovation Campus, Sand Hutton, York, YO41 1LZ England
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- Fera Science Ltd, National Agri-Food Innovation Campus, Sand Hutton, York, YO41 1LZ England
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- Fera Science Ltd, National Agri-Food Innovation Campus, Sand Hutton, York, YO41 1LZ England
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- Present Address: Food Standards Agency, Foss House, Kings Pool, 1-2 Peasholme Green, York, YO1 7PR England
- Fera Science Ltd, National Agri-Food Innovation Campus, Sand Hutton, York, YO41 1LZ England
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Galera H, Rudak A, Wódkiewicz M. Unified system describing factors related to the eradication of an alien plant species. PeerJ 2022; 10:e13027. [PMID: 35529500 PMCID: PMC9070320 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Background In the field of biological invasions science, a problem of many overlapping terms arose among eradication assessment frameworks. Additionally there is a need to construct a universally applicable eradication evaluation system. To unify the terminology and propose an eradication feasibility assessment scale we created the Unified System for assessing Eradication Feasibility (USEF) as a complex tool of factors for the analysis of eradications of alien (both invasive and candidate) plant species. It compiles 24 factors related to eradication success probability reported earlier in the literature and arranges them in a hierarchical system (context/group/factor/component) with a possibility to score their influence on eradication success. Methodology After a literature survey we analyzed, rearranged and defined each factor giving it an intuitive name along with the list of its synonyms and similar and/or related terms from the literature. Each factor influencing eradication feasibility is ascribed into one of four groups depending on the context that best matches the factor: location context (size and location of infestation, ease of access), species context (fitness and fecundity, detectability), human context (knowledge, cognition and resources to act) and reinvasion context (invasion pathways). We also devised a simple ordinal scale to assess each factor's influence on eradication feasibility. Conclusions The system may be used to report and analyze eradication campaign data in order to (i) prioritize alien species for eradication, (ii) create the strategy for controlling invasive plants, (iii) compare efficiency of different eradication actions, (iv) find gaps in knowledge disabling a sound eradication campaign assessment. The main advantage of using our system is unification of reporting eradication experience data used by researchers performing different eradication actions in different systems.
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- Halina Galera
- Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Holman LE, Parker-Nance S, de Bruyn M, Creer S, Carvalho G, Rius M. Managing human-mediated range shifts: understanding spatial, temporal and genetic variation in marine non-native species. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2022; 377:20210025. [PMID: 35067092 PMCID: PMC8784926 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2021.0025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The use of molecular tools to manage natural resources is increasingly common. However, DNA-based methods are seldom used to understand the spatial and temporal dynamics of species' range shifts. This is important when managing range shifting species such as non-native species (NNS), which can have negative impacts on biotic communities. Here, we investigated the ascidian NNS Ciona robusta, Clavelina lepadiformis, Microcosmus squamiger and Styela plicata using a combined methodological approach. We first conducted non-molecular biodiversity surveys for these NNS along the South African coastline, and compared the results with historical surveys. We detected no consistent change in range size across species, with some displaying range stability and others showing range shifts. We then sequenced a section of cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) from tissue samples and found genetic differences along the coastline but no change over recent times. Finally, we found that environmental DNA metabarcoding data showed broad congruence with both the biodiversity survey and the COI datasets, but failed to capture the complete incidence of all NNS. Overall, we demonstrated how a combined methodological approach can effectively detect spatial and temporal variation in genetic composition and range size, which is key for managing both thriving NNS and threatened species. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Species’ ranges in the face of changing environments (part I)’.
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- Luke E Holman
- School of Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Zoology Department, Institute for Coastal and Marine Research Nelson Mandela University Ocean Sciences Campus, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), South Africa.,South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) Elwandle Coastal Node, Nelson Mandela University Ocean Sciences Campus, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), South Africa
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.,Molecular Ecology and Evolution Group, School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, UK
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- Molecular Ecology and Evolution Group, School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, UK
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- Molecular Ecology and Evolution Group, School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, UK
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- School of Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,Centre for Advanced Studies of Blanes (CEAB, CSIC), Accés a la Cala Sant Francesc 14, 17300 Blanes, Spain.,Centre for Ecological Genomics and Wildlife Conservation, Department of Zoology, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, South Africa
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ECOLOGICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF DISTRIBUTION OF <i>HERACLEUM PERSICUM</i>, <i>H. MANTEGAZZIANUM</i> AND <i>H. SOSNOWSKYI</i> ON THE NORTHERN LIMIT OF ITS SECONDARY RANGE IN EUROPE. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS 2022. [DOI: 10.35885/1996-1499-15-1-55-70] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The group of plants known as giant hogweeds: , and are widely recognized as dangerous alien species in Europe. We have analyzed the climatic conditions on the northern boundary of the secondary range of giant hogweeds group species in Northern Europe. The northernmost areas of growth of H. persicum are localized in the coastal regions of the northern and central parts of the Scandinavian Peninsula (up to 71° NL). Within Fennoscandia, the plants and were found up to 69° NL. The natural gradient of climatic parameters within the subarctic and temperate zones in Northern Europe allowed us to assess the ranges of climatic conditions required for the plants in this territory. We have found that the minimum sum of active temperatures values required for these alien plants are >1150 °С (for temperatures above 5 °C) and >450 °С (for temperatures above 10 °C). The heat resource exceeding this level ensures successful growth, development and reproduction of giant hogweeds group species in the climatic conditions of Subarctic Europe. The presence of stable snow cover on the territories with very low air temperatures during winter period prevents buds and seedlings cold damage. Climatic indices calculated as ratio of air temperature and snow depth or winter precipitation can serve as markers reflecting climatic constraints for the expansion of alien giant hogweeds group species in north direction. The main climatic parameters limiting the distribution of these species in Northern Europe are: insufficient sum of active temperatures, seasonal freezing of soils to temperatures critical for wintering organs of plants, late spring and early autumn frosts.
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Gippet JMW, George L, Bertelsmeier C. Local coexistence of native and invasive ant species is associated with micro-spatial shifts in foraging activity. Biol Invasions 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-021-02678-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Review of Existing Knowledge and Practices of Tarping for the Control of Invasive Knotweeds. PLANTS 2021; 10:plants10102152. [PMID: 34685966 PMCID: PMC8539117 DOI: 10.3390/plants10102152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Revised: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Managing invasive exotic plant species is a complex challenge, especially for Asian knotweeds (Reynoutria spp.). Tarping is a regularly cited but poorly documented control method, which consists of covering the ground with a tarp (agricultural tarp, geotextile, geomembrane, etc.) to create a physical barrier to hinder plant growth and deprive the plants of light in order to deplete their rhizomatous reserves. To improve our knowledge of tarping in order to identify the key factors of its success or failure, we reviewed the relevant grey and scientific literature and conducted an international survey among managers to collect feedback on tarping experiments. In the literature, as well as in the field, practices are quite heterogeneous, and the method’s effectiveness is highly contrasted. A better consideration of knotweed biology may improve the efficacy of the method. Based on the bibliography and survey work, we propose practical recommendations including covering the entire stand, extending the tarping up to 2.5 m beyond its edges for a period of at least six years, and ensuring regular monitoring. Even though tarping does not seem to be a one-size-fits-all solution to eradicate knotweed, it could still be a useful control method once knotweed has become a critical management issue.
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Tobin PC, Strom BL, Francese JA, Herms DA, McCullough DG, Poland TM, Ryall KL, Scarr T, Silk PJ, Thistle HW. Evaluation of Trapping Schemes to Detect Emerald Ash Borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2021; 114:1201-1210. [PMID: 33837788 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toab065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Management responses to invasive forest insects are facilitated by the use of detection traps ideally baited with species-specific semiochemicals. Emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, is currently invading North American forests, and since its detection in 2002, development of monitoring tools has been a primary research objective. We compared six trapping schemes for A. planipennis over 2 yr at sites in four U.S. states and one Canadian province that represented a range of background A. planipennis densities, canopy coverage, and ash basal area. We also developed a region-wide phenology model. Across all sites and both years, the 10th, 50th, and 90th percentile of adult flight occurred at 428, 587, and 837 accumulated degree-days, respectively, using a base temperature threshold of 10°C and a start date of 1 January. Most trapping schemes captured comparable numbers of beetles with the exception of purple prism traps (USDA APHIS PPQ), which captured significantly fewer adults. Trapping schemes varied in their trap catch across the gradient of ash basal area, although when considering trap catch as a binary response variable, trapping schemes were more likely to detect A. planipennis in areas with a higher ash component. Results could assist managers in optimizing trap selection, placement, and timing of deployment given local weather conditions, forest composition, and A. planipennis density.
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- Patrick C Tobin
- School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington, 123 Anderson Hall, 3715 W. Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA 98195-2100,USA
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- Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Southern Region, Forest Health Protection, Pineville, LA 71360, USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Otis Laboratory, Bldg. 1398, Buzzards Bay, MA 02542, USA
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- Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691, USA
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- Departments of Entomology and Forestry, Michigan State University, 243 Natural Science Building, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Northern Research Station, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
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- Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Forest Service, Great Lakes Forestry Centre, 1219 Queen Street East, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, P6A 2E5, Canada
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- Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Forest Service, Great Lakes Forestry Centre, 1219 Queen Street East, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, P6A 2E5, Canada
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- Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Forest Service, Atlantic Forestry Centre, 1350 Regent Street, P.O. Box 4000, Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3B 5P7, Canada
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- TEALS, LLC, Waynesburg, PA 15370, USA
- Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Health Assessment and Applied Sciences Team, Morgantown, WV 26501, USA
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Pérez-Postigo I, Bendix J, Vibrans H, Cuevas-Guzmán R. Diversity of alien roadside herbs along an elevational gradient in western Mexico. NEOBIOTA 2021. [DOI: 10.3897/neobiota.65.67192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Growing numbers of alien plant species threaten natural ecosystems worldwide. Mexico, as a megadiverse country, has lower numbers of alien species than other regions in America. However, there is a lack of information on the factors that determine the diversity patterns of alien species and their relative importance in the vegetation. The diversity of alien roadside herbs was analysed along an elevational gradient in western Mexico, including their relationship with environmental factors. Three hundred and seventeen herbaceous species were found in 37 sampling sites; 10% were aliens. The proportion of alien species in the ruderal herbaceous communities was lower than the average for this vegetation type in the country. Absolute species richness of natives was significantly and positively correlated with elevation. Absolute species richness of aliens was not significantly correlated with elevation, still; higher values were found at lower elevations. Generalised linear models for relative species richness and relative abundance of aliens with elevation had positive estimates near 0, which, though statistically significant, indicated a weak relationship. Other environmental co-factors, such as the distance to roads and highways, climatic variables, and disturbance indicators, were included in a random forest model. No clear correlation patterns were found. This seemingly random distribution of alien herbaceous plants in the region might be caused by the relatively recent introduction of most of the species. They have not yet had time to expand their distribution to their potential maximum. The early stage of the naturalisation process allows us to minimise the further spread of some species with targeted management and prevent them from becoming invasive.
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VilÀ M, Dunn AM, Essl F, GÓmez-DÍaz E, Hulme PE, Jeschke JM, NÚÑez MA, Ostfeld RS, Pauchard A, Ricciardi A, Gallardo B. Viewing Emerging Human Infectious Epidemics through the Lens of Invasion Biology. Bioscience 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biab047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Invasion biology examines species originated elsewhere and moved with the help of humans, and those species’ impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human well-being. In a globalized world, the emergence and spread of many human infectious pathogens are quintessential biological invasion events. Some macroscopic invasive species themselves contribute to the emergence and transmission of human infectious agents. We review conceptual parallels and differences between human epidemics and biological invasions by animals and plants. Fundamental concepts in invasion biology regarding the interplay of propagule pressure, species traits, biotic interactions, eco-evolutionary experience, and ecosystem disturbances can help to explain transitions between stages of epidemic spread. As a result, many forecasting and management tools used to address epidemics could be applied to biological invasions and vice versa. Therefore, we advocate for increasing cross-fertilization between the two disciplines to improve prediction, prevention, treatment, and mitigation of invasive species and infectious disease outbreaks, including pandemics.
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- Montserrat VilÀ
- Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Parasitology and Biomedicine Lopez-Neyra, Granada, Spain
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- Bio-Protection Research Centre, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand
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- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, with the Institute of Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, and with the Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, United States
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- Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, New York, United States
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- Laboratorio de Invasiones Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile, and with the Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity, Santiago, Chile
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- Pyrenean Institute of Ecology, Zaragoza, Spain, and with the BioRISC (Biosecurity Research Initiative at St Catharine's), at St Catharine's College, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Lampert A, Liebhold AM. Combining multiple tactics over time for cost-effective eradication of invading insect populations. Ecol Lett 2020; 24:279-287. [PMID: 33169526 DOI: 10.1111/ele.13640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2020] [Revised: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Because of the profound ecological and economic impacts of many non-native insect species, early detection and eradication of newly founded, isolated populations is a high priority for preventing damages. Though successful eradication is often challenging, the effectiveness of several treatment methods/tactics is enhanced by the existence of Allee dynamics in target populations. Historically, successful eradication has often relied on the application of two or more tactics. Here, we examine how to combine three treatment tactics in the most cost-effective manner, either simultaneously or sequentially in a multiple-annum process. We show that each tactic is most efficient across a specific range of population densities. Furthermore, we show that certain tactics inhibit the efficiency of other tactics and should therefore not be used simultaneously; but since each tactic is effective at specific densities, different combinations of tactics should be applied sequentially through time when a multiple-annum eradication programme is needed.
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- Adam Lampert
- School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287, USA.,Simon A. Levin Mathematical, Computational and Modeling Science Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287, USA
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- USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station, Morgantown, WV, 26505, USA.,Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Suchdol, 165 21 Praha 6, Czech Republic
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Pergl J, Pyšek P, Essl F, Jeschke JM, Courchamp F, Geist J, Hejda M, Kowarik I, Mill A, Musseau C, Pipek P, Saul WC, von Schmalensee M, Strayer D. Need for routine tracking of biological invasions. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY : THE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 2020; 34:1311-1314. [PMID: 31773813 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2018] [Revised: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 10/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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- Jan Pergl
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany, Department of Invasion Ecology, CZ-252 43, Průhonice, Czech Republic
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany, Department of Invasion Ecology, CZ-252 43, Průhonice, Czech Republic
- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Viničná 7, CZ-128 44, Prague, Czech Republic
- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology & Department of Mathematical Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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- Division of Conservation Biology, Vegetation and Landscape Ecology, Department of Botany and Biodversity Research, University of Vienna, 1030, Wien, Austria
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Department of Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Institute of Biology, Königin-Luise-Straße 1-3, 14195, Berlin, Germany
- Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Müggelseedamm 310, 12587, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB), Königin-Luise-Straße 2-4, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Ecologie Systématique Evolution, 91405, Orsay, France
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- Technical University of Munich, Aquatic Systems Biology Unit, Muehlenweg 22, 85454, Freising, Germany
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany, Department of Invasion Ecology, CZ-252 43, Průhonice, Czech Republic
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- Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB), Königin-Luise-Straße 2-4, 14195, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Ecology, Technische Universität Berlin, Rothenburgstr. 12, 12165, Berlin, Germany
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- Modelling Evidence and Policy Group, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, U.K
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Department of Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Institute of Biology, Königin-Luise-Straße 1-3, 14195, Berlin, Germany
- Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Müggelseedamm 310, 12587, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB), Königin-Luise-Straße 2-4, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany, Department of Invasion Ecology, CZ-252 43, Průhonice, Czech Republic
- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Viničná 7, CZ-128 44, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology & Department of Mathematical Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
- Freie Universität Berlin, Department of Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Institute of Biology, Königin-Luise-Straße 1-3, 14195, Berlin, Germany
- Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Müggelseedamm 310, 12587, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB), Königin-Luise-Straße 2-4, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- West Iceland Nature Research Centre, Hafnargata 3, 340, Stykkishólmur, Iceland
- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Iceland, Askja, Sturlugata 7, 102, Reykjavík, Iceland
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- Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, P.O. Box AB, 2801 Sharon Turnpike, Millbrook, NY, 12545, U.S.A
- Graham Sustainability Institute, University of Michigan, 625 East Liberty Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, U.S.A
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Jactel H, Desprez-Loustau ML, Battisti A, Brockerhoff E, Santini A, Stenlid J, Björkman C, Branco M, Dehnen-Schmutz K, Douma JC, Drakulic J, Drizou F, Eschen R, Franco JC, Gossner MM, Green S, Kenis M, Klapwijk MJ, Liebhold AM, Orazio C, Prospero S, Robinet C, Schroeder M, Slippers B, Stoev P, Sun J, van den Dool R, Wingfield MJ, Zalucki MP. Pathologists and entomologists must join forces against forest pest and pathogen invasions. NEOBIOTA 2020. [DOI: 10.3897/neobiota.58.54389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The world’s forests have never been more threatened by invasions of exotic pests and pathogens, whose causes and impacts are reinforced by global change. However, forest entomologists and pathologists have, for too long, worked independently, used different concepts and proposed specific management methods without recognising parallels and synergies between their respective fields. Instead, we advocate increased collaboration between these two scientific communities to improve the long-term health of forests.
Our arguments are that the pathways of entry of exotic pests and pathogens are often the same and that insects and fungi often coexist in the same affected trees. Innovative methods for preventing invasions, early detection and identification of non-native species, modelling of their impact and spread and prevention of damage by increasing the resistance of ecosystems can be shared for the management of both pests and diseases.
We, therefore, make recommendations to foster this convergence, proposing in particular the development of interdisciplinary research programmes, the development of generic tools or methods for pest and pathogen management and capacity building for the education and training of students, managers, decision-makers and citizens concerned with forest health.
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Hannunen S, Tuomola J. Assessing the probability of freedom from pine wood nematode based on 19 years of surveys. NEOBIOTA 2020. [DOI: 10.3897/neobiota.58.38313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Many quarantine pests, such as the pine wood nematode (PWN, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus), are surveyed annually in all EU countries. Although a lot of resources are spent in the surveys, the confidence in pest freedom achieved with them is not commonly analysed. We assessed the probability that Finland is free from PWN, based on the surveys done in 2000–2018. We used the methods employed in the risk-based estimate of system sensitivity tool (RiBESS), which has recently been recommended for quarantine pest applications. We considered two scenarios: 1) the surveys aimed to justify phytosanitary import requirements and to facilitate exports and 2) the surveys aimed to detect invasions early to enable eradication of outbreaks. These differed only in the pest prevalence that the surveys were expected to detect. The surveys appeared to support the assumption that PWN is not present in Finland, but they did not seem extensive enough to ensure early detection of invasions. The sensitivity of the import-export surveys was greater than 0.6 in 13 years, whereas that of the early detection surveys was always below 0.25. The probability of freedom achieved in 2018 following 19 years of surveys increased asymptotically with the mean time between invasions. For the import-export surveys, this probability was at least 0.95 unless the mean time between invasions was less than 13 years. For the early detection surveys, the probability of freedom was less than 0.73 unless the mean time between invasions was 63 years or more. The results were rather robust with respect to the parameters for which exact information was lacking. To improve the assessment, a quantitative estimate of the probability of PWN invasion to Finland and a thorough assessment of the maximum area of an eradicable infestation would be needed. To gain an understanding about the true impact of quarantine pest surveys on biosecurity, more assessments, like the one presented in this paper, are needed.
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Pyšek P, Hulme PE, Simberloff D, Bacher S, Blackburn TM, Carlton JT, Dawson W, Essl F, Foxcroft LC, Genovesi P, Jeschke JM, Kühn I, Liebhold AM, Mandrak NE, Meyerson LA, Pauchard A, Pergl J, Roy HE, Seebens H, van Kleunen M, Vilà M, Wingfield MJ, Richardson DM. Scientists' warning on invasive alien species. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2020; 95:1511-1534. [PMID: 32588508 PMCID: PMC7687187 DOI: 10.1111/brv.12627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 488] [Impact Index Per Article: 122.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Revised: 05/30/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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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 the environment or human livelihoods – are increasing. Synergies with other global changes are exacerbating current invasions and facilitating new ones, thereby escalating the extent and impacts of invaders. Invasions have complex and often immense long‐term direct and indirect impacts. In many cases, such impacts become apparent or problematic only when invaders are well established and have large ranges. Invasive alien species break down biogeographic realms, affect native species richness and abundance, increase the risk of native species extinction, affect the genetic composition of native populations, change native animal behaviour, alter phylogenetic diversity across communities, and modify trophic networks. Many invasive alien species also change ecosystem functioning and the delivery of ecosystem services by altering nutrient and contaminant cycling, hydrology, habitat structure, and disturbance regimes. These biodiversity and ecosystem impacts are accelerating and will increase further in the future. Scientific evidence has identified policy strategies to reduce future invasions, but these strategies are often insufficiently implemented. For some nations, notably Australia and New Zealand, biosecurity has become a national priority. There have been long‐term successes, such as eradication of rats and cats on increasingly large islands and biological control of weeds across continental areas. However, in many countries, invasions receive little attention. Improved international cooperation is crucial to reduce the impacts of invasive alien species on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human livelihoods. Countries can strengthen their biosecurity regulations to implement and enforce more effective management strategies that should also address other global changes that interact with invasions.
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- Petr Pyšek
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany, Department of Invasion Ecology, Průhonice, CZ-252 43, Czech Republic.,Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Viničná 7, Prague, CZ-128 44, Czech Republic.,Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany & Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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- Bio-Protection Research Centre, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, U.S.A
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- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany & Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, 7602, South Africa.,Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, Department of Genetics, Evolution, and Environment, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, U.K.,Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4RY, U.K
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- Maritime Studies Program, Williams College - Mystic Seaport, 75 Greenmanville, Mystic, CT, 06355, U.S.A
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- Department of Biosciences, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, U.K
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- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany & Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, 7602, South Africa.,Division of Conservation Biology, Vegetation and Landscape Ecology, Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany & Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, 7602, South Africa.,Conservation Services, South African National Parks, Private Bag X402, Skukuza, 1350, South Africa
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- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany & Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, 7602, South Africa.,ISPRA, Institute for Environmental Protection and Research and Chair IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group, Rome, Italy
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- Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Müggelseedamm 310, Berlin, 12587, Germany.,Institute of Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 1-3, Berlin, 14195, Germany.,Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB), Königin-Luise-Str. 2-4, Berlin, 14195, Germany
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- Department Community Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Theodor-Lieser-Str. 4, Halle, 06120, Germany.,Geobotany & Botanical Garden, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Am Kirchtor 1, Halle, 06108, Germany.,German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, Leipzig, 04103, Germany
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- US Forest Service Northern Research Station, 180 Canfield St., Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S.A.,Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, CZ-165 00, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, Ontario, M1C 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Natural Resources Science, The University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, 02881, U.S.A
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- Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.,Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity, Santiago, Chile
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany, Department of Invasion Ecology, Průhonice, CZ-252 43, Czech Republic
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- U.K. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, OX10 8BB, U.K
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- Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (SBiK-F), Senckenberganlage 25, Frankfurt am Main, 60325, Germany
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- Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstrasse 10, Constance, 78457, Germany.,Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation, Taizhou University, Taizhou, 318000, China
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- Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC), Avd. Américo Vespucio 26, Isla de la Cartuja, Sevilla, 41092, Spain.,Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany & Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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Wei J, Peng L, He Z, Lu Y, Wang F. Potential distribution of two invasive pineapple pests under climate change. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2020; 76:1652-1663. [PMID: 31724310 DOI: 10.1002/ps.5684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Revised: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 11/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND The number of global invasive species has significantly increased during the past two centuries due to globalization. The understanding of species invasion under climate change is crucial for sustainable biodiversity conservation, community dynamics, ecosystem function, and resource distribution. Two invasive species, Dysmicoccus brevipes (Cockerell) and D. neobrevipes (Beardsley) have greatly expanded their ranges during recent years. These insects are now considered as extremely serious pests for various plants, especially pineapple. In addition, they are the primary vectors for pineapple wilt associated virus. However, the potential distribution range and management strategies for these pests are unclear. RESULTS In this study, potential risk maps were developed for these pests with MaxEnt (maximum entropy) based on occurrence data under different environmental variables. The potential distributions of these pests were projected for 2050s and 2070s under three climate change scenarios as described in the Special Report on Emissions Scenarios of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Results showed that both pests have similar potential distributions, with high environmental suitability in South America, Africa and South Asia. In addition, potential range expansions or reductions were predicted under different climate change scenarios. The annual mean temperature was the most important factor, accounting for 43.4% of D. brevipes distribution. The minimum temperature of coldest month and mean temperature of coldest quarter was found to be responsible for 90.3% of D. neobrevipes distribution. CONCLUSION This research provided a theoretical reference framework to develop policies in the management and control of these invasive pests. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Jiufeng Wei
- Department of Entomology, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Biological Control Research Institute, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Plant Science, Tarim University, Alar, China
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- Department of Entomology, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, China
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McKirdy SJ, O'Connor S, Thomas ML, Horton KL, Williams A, Hardie D, Coupland GT, van der Merwe J. Biosecurity risks posed by a large sea-going passenger vessel: challenges of terrestrial arthropod species detection and eradication. Sci Rep 2019; 9:19339. [PMID: 31852943 PMCID: PMC6920439 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-55554-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Large sea-going passenger vessels can pose a high biosecurity risk. The risk posed by marine species is well documented, but rarely the risk posed by terrestrial arthropods. We conducted the longest running, most extensive monitoring program of terrestrial arthropods undertaken on board a passenger vessel. Surveillance was conducted over a 19-month period on a large passenger (cruise) vessel that originated in the Baltic Sea (Estonia). The vessel was used as an accommodation facility to house workers at Barrow Island (Australia) for 15 months, during which 73,061 terrestrial arthropods (222 species - four non-indigenous (NIS) to Australia) were collected and identified on board. Detection of Tribolium destructor Uytt., a high-risk NIS to Australia, triggered an eradication effort on the vessel. This effort totalled more than 13,700 human hours and included strict biosecurity protocols to ensure that this and other non-indigenous species (NIS) were not spread from the vessel to Barrow Island or mainland Australia. Our data demonstrate that despite the difficulties of biosecurity on large vessels, stringent protocols can stop NIS spreading from vessels, even where vessel-wide eradication is not possible. We highlight the difficulties associated with detecting and eradicating NIS on large vessels and provide the first detailed list of species that inhabit a vessel of this kind.
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- Simon J McKirdy
- Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, 6150, Australia.
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- Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, 6150, Australia.,Chevron Australia, 256 St Georges Tce, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia
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- Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, 6150, Australia.,Chevron Australia, 256 St Georges Tce, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia
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- Chevron Australia, 256 St Georges Tce, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia
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- Chevron Australia, 256 St Georges Tce, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia
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- Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Western Australia, Division of Agriculture and Food, 4 Baron-Hay Court, South Perth, 6151, Australia
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- Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, 6150, Australia
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- Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, 6150, Australia.,Chevron Australia, 256 St Georges Tce, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia
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Cerri J, Mori E, Zozzoli R, Gigliotti A, Chirco A, Bertolino S. Managing invasive Siberian chipmunks Eutamias sibiricus in Italy: a matter of attitudes and risk of dispersal. Biol Invasions 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-019-02115-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Anglès d’Auriac MB, Strand DA, Mjelde M, Demars BOL, Thaulow J. Detection of an invasive aquatic plant in natural water bodies using environmental DNA. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0219700. [PMID: 31299064 PMCID: PMC6625730 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2019] [Accepted: 06/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The ability to detect founding populations of invasive species or rare species with low number of individuals is important for aquatic ecosystem management. Traditional approaches use historical data, knowledge of the species' ecology and time-consuming surveys. Within the past decade, environmental DNA (eDNA) has emerged as a powerful additional tracking tool. While much work has been done with animals, comparatively very little has been done with aquatic plants. Here we investigated the transportation and seasonal changes in eDNA concentrations for an invasive aquatic species, Elodea canadensis, in Norway. A specific probe assay was developed using chloroplast DNA to study the fate of the targeted eDNA through space and time. The spatial study used a known source of Elodea canadensis within Lake Nordbytjern 400 m away from the lake outlet flowing into the stream Tveia. The rate of disappearance of E. canadensis eDNA was an order of magnitude loss over about 230 m in the lake and 1550 m in the stream. The time series study was performed monthly from May to October in lake Steinsfjorden harbouring E. canadensis, showing that eDNA concentrations varied by up to three orders of magnitude, peaking during fall. In both studies, the presence of suspended clay or turbidity for some samples did not hamper eDNA analysis. This study shows how efficient eDNA tools may be for tracking aquatic plants in the environment and provides key spatial and temporal information on the fate of eDNA.
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- Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Oslo, Norway
- Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Oslo, Norway
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O'Loughlin LS, Gooden B, Foster CN, MacGregor CI, Catford JA, Lindenmayer DB. Invasive shrub re-establishment following management has contrasting effects on biodiversity. Sci Rep 2019; 9:4083. [PMID: 30858442 PMCID: PMC6412044 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-40654-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2018] [Accepted: 02/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Effective control of an invasive species is frequently used to infer positive outcomes for the broader ecosystem. In many situations, whether the removal of an invasive plant is of net benefit to biodiversity is poorly assessed. We undertook a 10-year study on the effects of invasive shrub management (bitou bush, Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. rotundata) on native flora and fauna in a eucalypt forest in south-eastern Australia. Bitou bush eradication is a management priority, yet the optimal control regime (combination of herbicide spray and fire) is difficult to implement, meaning managed sites have complex management histories that vary in effectiveness of control. Here we test the long-term response of common biodiversity indicators (species richness, abundance and diversity of native plants, birds, herpetofauna and small mammals) to both the management, and the post-management status of bitou bush (% cover). While average bitou bush cover decreased with management, bitou bush consistently occurred at around half of our managed sites despite control efforts. The relationship between biodiversity and bitou bush cover following management differed from positive, neutral or negative among species groups and indicators. Native plant cover was lower under higher levels of bitou bush cover, but the abundance of birds and small mammals were positively related to bitou bush cover. Evidence suggests that the successful control of an invader may not necessarily result in beneficial outcomes for all components of biodiversity.
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- Luke S O'Loughlin
- Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia. .,School of Environmental Science, Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW 2640, Australia.
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- Centre for Sustainable Ecosystem Solutions, School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.,CSIRO Health and Biosecurity, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.,Threatened Species Recovery Hub of the National Environment Science Programme, Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK.,Department of Geography, King's College London, London, WC2B 4BG, UK
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- Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.,Threatened Species Recovery Hub of the National Environment Science Programme, Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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Dalke IV, Chadin IF, Zakhozhiy IG. Control of Sosnowskyi’s Hogweed (Heracleum sosnowskyi Manden.) Invasion on the Territory of the Russian Federation. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s2075111718040045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Invasive species pose considerable harm to native ecosystems and biodiversity and frustrate and at times fascinate the invasive species management and scientific communities. Of the numerous non-native species established around the world, only a minority of them are invasive and noxious, whereas the majority are either benign or in fact beneficial. Agriculture in North America, for example, would look dramatically different if only native plants were grown as food crops and without the services of the European honey bee as a pollinator. Yet the minority of species that are invasive negatively alter ecosystems and reduce the services they provide, costing governments, industries, and private citizens billions of dollars annually. In this review, I briefly review the consequences of invasive species and the importance of remaining vigilant in the battle against them. I then focus on their management in an increasingly connected global community.
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- Patrick C Tobin
- School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Peter B Banks
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia
- PBB developed the idea
- PBB, AEB, RPP, and CRD wrote the article
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- Landcare Research, in Lincoln, New Zealand
- PBB, AEB, RPP, and CRD wrote the article
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- Landcare Research, in Lincoln, New Zealand
- PBB, AEB, RPP, and CRD wrote the article
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia
- PBB, AEB, RPP, and CRD wrote the article
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Triska MD, Renton M. Do an invasive organism's dispersal characteristics affect how we should search for it? ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2018; 5:171784. [PMID: 29657782 PMCID: PMC5882706 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.171784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2017] [Accepted: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We investigated how an invading organism's dispersal characteristics affect the efficacy of different surveillance strategies aimed at detecting that organism as it spreads following a new incursion. Specifically, we assessed whether, out of the surveillance strategies tested, the best surveillance strategy for an organism varied depending on the way it disperses. We simulated the spread of invasive organisms with different dispersal characteristics including leptokurtic and non-leptokurtic kernels with different median dispersal distances and degrees of kurtosis. We evaluated surveillance strategies with different sampling arrangements, densities and frequencies. Surveillance outcomes compared included the time to detection, the total spread of the invasion and the likelihood of the invasion reaching new areas. Overall, dispersal characteristics affected the surveillance outcomes, but the grid surveillance arrangement consistently performed best in terms of early detection and reduced spread within and between fields. Additionally, the results suggest that dispersal characteristics may influence spread to new areas and surveillance strategies. Therefore, knowledge on an invasive organism's dispersal characteristics may influence how we search for it and how we manage the invasion to prevent spread to new areas.
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- Maggie D. Triska
- Schools of Biological Sciences, Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
- Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre, Level 2, Building 22, Innovation Centre, University Drive, University of Canberra, Bruce, ACT 2617, Australia
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- Schools of Biological Sciences, Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
- Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre, Level 2, Building 22, Innovation Centre, University Drive, University of Canberra, Bruce, ACT 2617, Australia
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Spatial Dimensions of the Risks of Rodenticide Use to Non-target Small Mammals and Applications in Spatially Explicit Risk Modeling. EMERGING TOPICS IN ECOTOXICOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-64377-9_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Green SJ, Underwood EB, Akins JL. Mobilizing volunteers to sustain local suppression of a global marine invasion. Conserv Lett 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/conl.12426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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- Stephanie J. Green
- Reef Environmental Education Foundation; Key Largo FL USA
- Department of Integrative Biology; Oregon State University; Corvallis OR USA
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- Reef Environmental Education Foundation; Key Largo FL USA
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Bellard C, Rysman JF, Leroy B, Claud C, Mace GM. A global picture of biological invasion threat on islands. Nat Ecol Evol 2017; 1:1862-1869. [DOI: 10.1038/s41559-017-0365-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2016] [Accepted: 10/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Vimercati G, Davies SJ, Hui C, Measey J. Does restricted access limit management of invasive urban frogs? Biol Invasions 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-017-1599-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Prior KM, Adams DC, Klepzig KD, Hulcr J. When does invasive species removal lead to ecological recovery? Implications for management success. Biol Invasions 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-017-1542-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Surveillance during monitoring phase of an eradication programme against Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) guided by a spatial decision support system. Biol Invasions 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-017-1505-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Modelling tropical fire ant (Solenopsis geminata) dynamics and detection to inform an eradication project. Biol Invasions 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-017-1499-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Demographic effects of prolonged drought on a nascent introduction of a semi-aquatic snake. Biol Invasions 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-017-1491-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Vicent A, Blasco J. When prevention fails. Towards more efficient strategies for plant disease eradication. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2017; 214:905-908. [PMID: 28397360 DOI: 10.1111/nph.14555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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- Antonio Vicent
- Centro de Protección Vegetal y Biotecnología, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Moncada, 46113, Valencia, Spain
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- Centro de Agroingeniería, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Moncada, 46113, Valencia, Spain
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Guimarães TCS, Schmidt IB. A systematization of information on Brazilian Federal protected areas with management actions for Animal Invasive Alien Species. Perspect Ecol Conserv 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pecon.2017.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Visser V, Wilson JR, Canavan K, Canavan S, Fish L, Le Maitre D, Nänni I, Mashau C, O’Connor T, Ivey P, Kumschick S, Richardson DM. Grasses as invasive plants in South Africa revisited: Patterns, pathways and management. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.4102/abc.v47i2.2169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Background: In many countries around the world, the most damaging invasive plant species are grasses. However, the status of grass invasions in South Africa has not been documented recently. Objectives: To update Sue Milton’s 2004 review of grasses as invasive alien plants in South Africa, provide the first detailed species level inventory of alien grasses in South Africa and assess the invasion dynamics and management of the group. Method: We compiled the most comprehensive inventory of alien grasses in South Africa to date using recorded occurrences of alien grasses in the country from various literature and database sources. Using historical literature, we reviewed past efforts to introduce alien grasses into South Africa. We sourced information on the origins, uses, distributions and minimum residence times to investigate pathways and patterns of spatial extent. We identified alien grasses in South Africa that are having environmental and economic impacts and determined whether management options have been identified, and legislation created, for these species. Results: There are at least 256 alien grass species in the country, 37 of which have become invasive. Alien grass species richness increased most dramatically from the late 1800s to about 1940. Alien grass species that are not naturalised or invasive have much shorter residence times than those that have naturalised or become invasive. Most grasses were probably introduced for forage purposes, and a large number of alien grass species were trialled at pasture research stations. A large number of alien grass species in South Africa are of Eurasian origin, although more recent introductions include species from elsewhere in Africa and from Australasia. Alien grasses are most prevalent in the south-west of the country, and the Fynbos Biome has the most alien grasses and the most widespread species. We identified 11 species that have recorded environmental and economic impacts in the country. Few alien grasses have prescribed or researched management techniques. Moreover, current legislation neither adequately covers invasive species nor reflects the impacts and geographical extent of these species. Conclusion: South Africa has few invasive grass species, but there is much uncertainty regarding the identity, numbers of species, distributions, abundances and impacts of alien grasses. Although introductions of alien grasses have declined in recent decades, South Africa has a potentially large invasion debt. This highlights the need for continued monitoring and much greater investment in alien grass management, research and legislation.
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Robertson PA, Adriaens T, Lambin X, Mill A, Roy S, Shuttleworth CM, Sutton‐Croft M. The large-scale removal of mammalian invasive alien species in Northern Europe. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2017; 73:273-279. [PMID: 26733319 PMCID: PMC5248632 DOI: 10.1002/ps.4224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2015] [Revised: 12/18/2015] [Accepted: 12/21/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Numerous examples exist of successful mammalian invasive alien species (IAS) eradications from small islands (<10 km2 ), but few from more extensive areas. We review 15 large-scale removals (mean area 2627 km2 ) from Northern Europe since 1900, including edible dormouse, muskrat, coypu, Himalayan porcupine, Pallas' and grey squirrels and American mink, each primarily based on daily checking of static traps. Objectives included true eradication or complete removal to a buffer zone, as distinct from other programmes that involved local control to limit damage or spread. Twelve eradication/removal programmes (80%) were successful. Cost increased with and was best predicted by area, while the cost per unit area decreased; the number of individual animals removed did not add significantly to the model. Doubling the area controlled reduced cost per unit area by 10%, but there was no evidence that cost effectiveness had increased through time. Compared with small islands, larger-scale programmes followed similar patterns of effort in relation to area. However, they brought challenges when defining boundaries and consequent uncertainties around costs, the definition of their objectives, confirmation of success and different considerations for managing recolonisation. Novel technologies or increased use of volunteers may reduce costs. Rapid response to new incursions is recommended as best practice rather than large-scale control to reduce the environmental, financial and welfare costs. © 2016 Crown copyright. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Peter A Robertson
- Animal and Plant Health AgencySand HuttonYorkUK
- School of BiologyNewcastle UniversityNewcastleUK
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- Instituut voor Natuur‐ en Bosonderzoek – Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)BrusselsBelgium
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- School of BiologyNewcastle UniversityNewcastleUK
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Allison JD, Redak RA. The Impact of Trap Type and Design Features on Survey and Detection of Bark and Woodboring Beetles and Their Associates: A Review and Meta-Analysis. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENTOMOLOGY 2017; 62:127-146. [PMID: 27813665 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-ento-010715-023516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A large literature on the survey and detection of forest Coleoptera and their associates exists. Identification of patterns in the effect of trap types and design features among guilds and families of forest insects would facilitate the optimization and development of intercept traps for use in management programs. We reviewed the literature on trapping bark and woodboring beetles and their associates and conducted meta-analyses to examine patterns in effects across guilds and families; we observed the following general patterns: (a) Panel traps were superior to multiple-funnel traps, (b) bark beetles and woodborers were captured in higher numbers in traps treated with a surface treatment to make them slippery than untreated traps,
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- Jeremy D Allison
- Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 2E5, Canada;
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, California, 92521
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Dodd AJ, Ainsworth N, Hauser CE, Burgman MA, McCarthy MA. Prioritizing plant eradication targets by re-framing the project prioritization protocol (PPP) for use in biosecurity applications. Biol Invasions 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-016-1335-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Vall-llosera M, Woolnough AP, Anderson D, Cassey P. Improved surveillance for early detection of a potential invasive species: the alien Rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri in Australia. Biol Invasions 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-016-1332-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Faulkner SC, Verity R, Roberts D, Roy SS, Robertson PA, Stevenson MD, Le Comber SC. Using geographic profiling to compare the value of sightings vs trap data in a biological invasion. DIVERS DISTRIB 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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- Sally C. Faulkner
- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences; Queen Mary University of London; London E1 4NS UK
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- Medical Research Council Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling; Imperial College London; London W2 1PG UK
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- Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology; School of Anthropology and Conservation; University of Kent; Marlowe Building Canterbury Kent CT2 7NR UK
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- International Union for the Conservation of Nature; 28 re Mauverney CH-1196 Gland Switzerland
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- School of Biology; Newcastle University; Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU UK
- Animal and Plant Health Agency; Sand Hutton York YO41 1LZ UK
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- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences; Queen Mary University of London; London E1 4NS UK
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- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences; Queen Mary University of London; London E1 4NS UK
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Robinet C, Suppo C, Darrouzet E. Rapid spread of the invasive yellow-legged hornet in France: the role of human-mediated dispersal and the effects of control measures. J Appl Ecol 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
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- Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte; UMR 7261; CNRS - Université François-Rabelais de Tours; F-37200 Tours France
| | - Eric Darrouzet
- Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte; UMR 7261; CNRS - Université François-Rabelais de Tours; F-37200 Tours France
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