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Improved detection of an alien invasive species through environmental DNA barcoding: the example of the American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus.

Published online: 01 Aug 2012

Authors: Dejean, T. & Valentini, A. & Miquel, C. & Taberlet, P. & Bellemain, E. & Miaud, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Alien invasive species (AIS) are one of the major causes of biodiversity loss and global homogenization. Once an AIS becomes established, costs of con...

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The impact of species phylogenetic relatedness on invasion varies distinctly along resource versus non-resource environmental gradients.

Published online: 13 Jul 2024

Authors: Wang GuoYan & Zhang XiaoJuan & Yannelli, F. & Li JingJi & Shi SongLin & Zhang TingBin & Bie XiaoJuan & Chen Xu & Peng PeiHao & Jiang Lin

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding why some, but not other, plant communities are vulnerable to alien invasive species is essential for predicting and managing biological ...

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Biological control of cactus weeds: implications of hybridization between control agent biotypes.

Published online: 19 Feb 2003

Authors: Hoffmann, J. H. & Impson, F. A. C. & Volchansky, C. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Results of recent research on Dactylopius opuntiae, a biological control agent for cactus weeds (Opuntia spp.) in South Africa and elsewhere, challeng...

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Long-term vegetation recovery on reclaimed coal surface mines in the eastern USA.

Published online: 19 Feb 2003

Authors: Holl, K. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

While reclamation of degraded landscapes is becoming increasingly common, few studies have investigated the long-term effects of reclamation efforts o...

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Impact of the rosette crown weevil Trichosirocalus briesei on the growth and reproduction of Onopordum thistles.

Published online: 11 Sep 2002

Authors: Briese, D. T. & Thomann, T. & Vitou, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Several European thistle species of the genus Onopordum have become naturalized in Australia and are considered serious pasture weeds, leading to a pr...

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Biological control of a tropical weed: a population model and experiment for Sida acuta.

Published online: 03 Aug 1995

Authors: Lonsdale, W. M. & Farrell, G. & Wilson, C. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of defoliation of the malvaceous tropical weed Sida acuta by an introduced biological control agent, the chrysomelid Calligrapha pantherin...

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Are there economic benefits from managing invasive species?

Published online: 04 Nov 2020

Authors: Hanley, N. & Roberts, M.

Content type: Blog

Invasive species are known to cause significant negative impacts to ecosystems and to people. In this paper, an outline on the nature of these economi...

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Trade, transport and trouble: managing invasive species pathways in an era of globalization.

Published online: 04 Mar 2009

Authors: Hulme, P. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Humans have traded and transported alien species for millennia with two notable step-changes: the end of the Middle Ages and beginning of the Industri...

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The ecological challenge of immunocontraception: editor's introduction.

Published online: 10 Apr 2002

Authors: Barlow, N. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. The problems of vertebrate pests are greater now than ever before, with vertebrate control constrained by problems of humaneness, scale and environ...

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Biological control using sterilizing viruses: host suppression and competition between viruses in nonspatial models.

Published online: 10 Apr 2002

Authors: Hood, G. M. & Chesson, P. & Pech, R. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Research is currently underway to develop genetically engineered viruses that can sterilize pest animals. The technique, known as viral-vectored im...

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