Biosecurity

An open scrapbook of news, resources and personal notes on biosecurity research.

Key words of interest: ecosystem impact, socio-economic aspects of invasive species, non-market cost, insects.

Jul 3

Factors explaining alien plant invasion success in a tropical ecosystem differ at each stage of invasion

Author(s): Dawson W (Dawson, Wayne)1,2, Burslem DFRP (Burslem, David F. R. P.)1, Hulme PE (Hulme, Philip E.)3 Source: JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY Volume: 97 Issue: 4 Pages: 657-665 Published: JUL 2009

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Jun 28

Plant invasions and the niche

Author(s): MacDougall, AS (MacDougall, Andrew S.)1, Gilbert, B (Gilbert, Benjamin)2, Levine, JM (Levine, Jonathan M.)2 Source: JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY Volume: 97 Issue: 4 Pages: 609-615 Published: JUL 2009

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Jun 26

Predicting Argentine ant spread over the heterogeneous landscape using a spatially explicit stochastic model

Author(s): Pitt, JPW (Pitt, Joel P. W.)1, Worner, SP (Worner, Sue P.)1, Suarez, AV (Suarez, Andrew V.)2 Source: ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS Volume: 19 Issue: 5 Pages: 1176-1186 Published: JUL 2009

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An Assessment of Stakeholder Perceptions and Management of Noxious Alien Plants in Spain

Author(s): Andreu, J (Andreu, Jara)2, Vila, M (Vila, Montserrat)1, Hulme, PE (Hulme, Philip E.)3 Source: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT Volume: 43 Issue: 6 Pages: 1244-1255 Published: JUN 2009

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“Human Dimensions of Forest Disturbance by Insects: An International Synthesis
Author(s): Flint, CG (Flint, Courtney G.)1, McFarlane, B (McFarlane, Bonnie)2, Muller, M (Mueller, Martin)3 Source: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT Volume: 43 Issue: 6 Pages: 1174-1186 Published: JUN 2009”
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Surveillance protocols for management of invasive plants: modelling Chilean needle grass (Nassella neesiana) in Australia

Author(s): Fox JC (Fox, J. C.)1,3, Buckley YM (Buckley, Y. M.)2,4, Panetta FD (Panetta, F. D.)3,5, Bourgoin J (Bourgoin, J.)3, Pullar D (Pullar, D.)3 Source: DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS Volume: 15 Issue: 4 Pages: 577-589 Published: JUL 2009

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Jun 19

A meta-analysis of impacts of alien vs. native plants on pollinator visitation and reproductive success of co-flowering native plants

Author(s): Morales, CL (Laura Morales, Carolina)2, Traveset, A (Traveset, Anna)1 Source: ECOLOGY LETTERS Volume: 12 Issue: 7 Pages: 716-728 Published: JUL 2009

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Jun 11
“Synergy between pathogen release and resource availability in plant invasion” Synergy between pathogen release and resource availability in plant invasion — PNAS

Jun 10

Vectors and Timing of Freshwater Invasions in Great Britain

Author(s): KELLER, RP, ZU ERMGASSEN, PSE, ALDRIDGE, DC Source: CONSERVATION BIOLOGY eFIRST date: 9 Jun 2009

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Nonlinearity of effects of invasive ecosystem engineers on abiotic soil properties and soil biota

Author(s): Straube, D (Straube, Daniela)1, Johnson, EA (Johnson, Edward A.)2,3, Parkinson, D (Parkinson, Dennis)2, Scheu, S (Scheu, Stefan)1, Eisenhauer, N (Eisenhauer, Nico)1 Source: OIKOS Volume: 118 Issue: 6 Pages: 885-896 Published: JUN 2009

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