Browsing by Subject "invasive species"
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(2010-10-12)The non-game wildlife trade poses a risk to our natural landscape, natural heritage, economy, and security. Specifically, the trade in non-game reptiles and amphibians exploits native populations, and is likely not sustainable ...
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(2020-07-24)Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois volitans and P. miles) are an invasive marine fish that were introduced off the coast of Florida in the 1980s and became the first established marine fish species to have invaded the Atlantic ...
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(2010-10-12)The transportation of organisms in the ballast water of cargo ships has been recognized as a source of invasive species despite current control measures. Pathogenic bacteria in the ballast tank have been studied but the ...
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(1993)This recent research suggests that Red Imported Fire Ants are most likely to impact ground-dwelling vertebrates by subtly altering patterns of habitat utilization. In light of the recent findings, I examined the impact of ...
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(2010-07-14)The first objective of this study was to investigate the role of an invasive grass species, Arundo donax (L.), on the hydrologic cycle. At a site on the Rio Grande in South Texas, we measured the gas exchange of carbon ...
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(2012-10-19)This study focused on an invasive riparian reed grass, Arundo donax L., a clonal plant of the family Poaceae that is widely distributed in North America. Water availability, including water taken up from the roots locally ...
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(2013-06-04)A major trend in invasion biology is the development of models to accurately predict and define invasive species and the stages of their invasions. These models focus on a given species with an assumed set of traits. By ...
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(2017-06-02)Effective aquatic invasive species (AIS) management requires resource-users engage in mitigation behaviors that prevent unintentional AIS spread. As such, it is necessary to examine the behaviors users currently engage in, ...
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(2010-10-12)Arundo donax, or giant reed, is a large, bamboo-like plant native to Spain that has invaded several thousand acres of the Rio Grande riparian in Texas. The plant grows to 18-24 feet, consuming large quantities of water ...
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(2020-07-13)Wild pigs (Sus scrofa) are a widespread exotic, invasive species that poses ecological, agricultural, and human health risks in their invaded range. Wildlife managers must manage wild pig abundance and range expansion to ...
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(2012-07-16)Feral swine (Sus scrofa domesticus) are spreading across North America at an alarming rate. Four Canadian provinces and 39 states within the continental United States now report standing populations of feral pigs. Estimates ...