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 23
“Invasion versus Isolation: Trade-Offs in Managing Native Salmonids with Barriers to Upstream Movement” Wiley InterScience :: JOURNALS :: Conservation Biology

“Earthworm Invasion as the Driving Force Behind Plant Invasion and Community Change in Northeastern North American Forests” Wiley InterScience :: JOURNALS :: Conservation Biology

Jul 20

Robust decisions for declaring eradication of invasive species

Author(s): Rout, TM (Rout, Tracy M.)1, Thompson, CJ (Thompson, Colin J.)2, McCarthy, MA (McCarthy, Michael A.)1 Source: JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY Volume: 46 Issue: 4 Pages: 782-786 Published: AUG 2009

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Jul 16

Short and long term consequences of increases in exotic species richness on water filtration by marine invertebrates

Author(s): Byrnes, J (Byrnes, Jarrett)1, Stachowicz, JJ (Stachowicz, John J.)1 Source: ECOLOGY LETTERS Volume: 12 Issue: 8 Pages: 830-841 Published: AUG 2009

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The role of landscape connectivity in assembling exotic plant communities: a network analysis

Author(s): Minor, ES (Minor, Emily S.)1, Tessel, SM (Tessel, Samantha M.)1, Engelhardt, KAM (Engelhardt, Katharina A. M.)1, Lookingbill, TR (Lookingbill, Todd R.)1 Source: ECOLOGY Volume: 90 Issue: 7 Pages: 1802-1809 Published: JUL 2009

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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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