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Tag Archives: Bioinvasion
Invasive insects
Preface. Below is a by no means exhaustive list of insect scourges, just the ones I happen to run across in the magazines I subscribe to or online. To some extent these invasions are being suppressed by massive amounts of … Continue reading
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Let’s get rid of invasive species ASAP
[ Invasive species are very expensive to control, costing $1.4 trillion world-wide. The annual cost of impact and control are equal to 5 percent of the world economy. Invasive species reduce the yield … Continue reading
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Land invasive species
25% of U.S. agricultural gross national product is lost to foreign plant invaders and the costs of controlling them. Exotic species have contributed to the decline of 42 percent of U.S. endangered and threatened species. The chestnut blight fungus, which … Continue reading
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Aquatic Invasive species
Allegra Cangelosi. 9 Jan 2003. Blocking Invasive Aquatic Species. Federal law must be updated to stop introductions of nonnative organisms, especially by ships. Issues in science and technology. National Academy of Sciences. Examples of invasive aquatic species Voracious snakehead fish … Continue reading
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Invasive Species prevent new species from evolving: human induced mass extinction recovery will take longer than thought
Richard A. Kerr. February 10, 2012.More Than One Way for Invaders to Wreak Havoc. Science: Vol. 335:646 Ravenous pythons and anacondas invading the Florida Everglades are ravaging the local ecology. But a study published last month suggests that invasive species … Continue reading
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Super Weeds resistant to GMO pesticides are taking over millions of acres
Coombs, Amy. May 20, 2012. Revenge of the Weeds. Plant pests are evolving to outsmart common herbicides, costing farmers crops and money. the-scientist.com Please read the above article, below are some excerpts: Weeds are developing resistance to glyphosate—the most common … Continue reading
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BioInvasion
BioInvasion Overview Animals Diseases Insects Ocean Plants Over 50,000 non-native species cause over $120 billion dollars of damage, per year, in the United States More than 120,000 species have invaded the USA, UK, Australia, India, South Africa and Brazil Invaders … Continue reading
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Insect BioInvasion
Ant BioInvasion Crazy Ants are replacing Fire ants. This is not a good thing! If you do some research on crazy ants, you will miss the fire ants. Researchers reported that where crazy ants take hold, the numbers and types … Continue reading
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Tagged ant, ash borer, beetle, Bioinvasion, deforestation, fire ant, mountain pine beetle, small hive beetle
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Ocean BioInvasion
January 2016. Potential invasive species identified in S. Gulf of Mexico. November 2015. Marine invasive species benefiting from rising carbon dioxide levels Territories changing due to ocean acidification. March 2013. Invasive species: Understanding the threat before it’s too late. 7 … Continue reading
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Tagged antarctic, biodiversity, Bioinvasion, collapse, crabs, extinction, marine, ocean
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