Browsing by Subject "Invasive species"
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(2018-04-27)Red Lionfish (Pterois volitans) and Devil Firefish (Pterois miles) are Indo-Pacific species introduced into the western North Atlantic Ocean in the 1980s. Their range currently extends from New York to Florida and adjacent ...
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(2013-01-15)With steady growth in global commerce and intensified ship traffic worldwide, comes the increased risk of invasion by non-indigenous organisms. Annually, >7000 vessels traveled across Galveston Bay, Texas from 2005-2010. ...
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(2012-07-16)This study investigated the role of an invasive tall cane, Arundo donax L. (Arundo), in the riparian water cycle. Four 100 meter transects were arrayed perpendicular to the lower Rio Grande in southwest Texas. The first ...
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(2013-05-10)An average of three to five billion tons of ballast water (BW) is transported globally per year; 79 million tons of which is released into U. S. waters. Ballast water is necessary for large ships to maintain balance and ...
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(2012-11-15)Invasive species often threaten biodiversity and environmental processes in their introduced range by extirpating native species due to competition for resources. Nylanderia fulva (formerly N. (=Paratrechina) sp. nr. ...
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(2014-08-06)The invasive species Arundo donax (hereafter Arundo), has invaded the riparian zones of the Rio Grande River and the rivers of the Texas Hill Country over the last two decades. Arundo, also known as the giant cane, is a ...
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Population Genetics and Colony Breeding Structure of the Invasive Tawny Crazy Ant, Nylanderia fulva (2019-04-12)Insects that have evolved to live socially are some of the most invasive species on the planet. Of these invaders, many are ant species whose overwhelming success in non-native habitats is possible due to several favorable ...
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(2013-05-09)Woody plants are encroaching into a karst savanna on the Edwards Plateau in central Texas, but their impact on hydrology is unclear because of high variability in soil depth and uncertainties about shallow and deep root ...
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(2014-01-15)This thesis consists of two separate experiments on unique biological threats to Texas freshwater ecosystems. The first experiment sought to understand the interaction between the harmful alga Prymnesium parvum and the ...