By Dr Jenna Ross Guest writer, Dr Jenna Ross, from Crop Health and Protection (CHAP), joins us for a two-part special series on the outputs of her prestigious Nuffield Farming Scholarship, where she spent 26 weeks travelling the world studying all aspects of slug invasions and methods of control. In Part 1, Jenna discusses the […]
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By Purity Rima Mbaabu. Originally published on The Conversation. Woody plant species have been deliberately introduced into many arid and semi-arid regions across the world as they can help combat desertification and provide resources – like fuelwood – to the rural poor. But some of these alien trees and shrubs have become invasive, having devastating effects on other species as […]
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We missed the story last year about two men in the photo above, from southern India, who were brought to the Florida habitat where invasive pythons are doing enough damage that we started paying attention eight years ago. We are thinking about it again, thanks to the Guardian: Snake hunters have captured what they say is […]
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We never tire of hearing about new initiatives to eradicate this introduced species, and like the way the folks in Florida are thinking outside the box: Florida Needs a Lionfish King or Queen. It Could Be You. By JOANNA KLEIN Ladies and gentlemen, behold an opportunity to become maritime royalty. The Florida Fish and Wildlife […]
In Part 1 of this post I talked about the lionfish invasion that is threatening coral reef and other marine ecosystems throughout the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and Southern Atlantic Seaboard of the United States. Scientists, environmental groups and governments that are studying the problem have all come to the conclusion that it is probably […]
via Citizen Science in Belize: Part 2/2 – If You Can’t Beat’em, Eat’em — La Paz Group
By Andy Sheppard and Linda Broadhurst. Originally published on The Conversation. This week many people across the world stopped and stared as extreme headlines announced that one eighth of the world’s species – more than a million – are threatened with extinction. According to the UN report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services […]
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