Search results for '(sc:fq OR sc:ft) AND (invasive OR "invasive species" OR "IAS") AND (economic impact)'
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Adaptation of the invasive western conifer seed bug Leptoglossus occidentalis to Trentino, an alpine region (Italy).
Tamburini, M.; Maresi, G.; Salvadori, C.; Battisti, A.; Zottele, F.; Pedrazzoli, F.; Department of Agroenvironmental Sciences and Technologies, Bologna, Italy, Bulletin of Insectology, 2012, 65, 2, pp 161-170, many ref. Non-native organisms can affect native communities and ecosystems in different ways. We examine here the case of the western conifer seed bug Leptoglo...
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Proceedings of the RSPCA Australia Scientific Seminar. Convergence or conflict: animal welfare in wildlife management and conservation, 23 February 2010, CSIRO Discovery Centre, Canberra, Australia.
Tensen, M.; Jones, B.; RSPCA Australia, Deakin West, Australia, Proceedings of the RSPCA Australia Scientific Seminar. Convergence or conflict: animal welfare in wildlife management and conservation, 23 February 2010, CSIRO Discovery Centre, Canberra, Australia, 2010, pp 58 pp., many ref. These proceedings presents papers submitted at the RSPCA Australia Scientific Seminar under the theme "Convergence or conflict: animal welfare in wild...
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Farmers' awareness about spider as natural predator of cotton pests and hazardous effects of pesticides on their health from three districts of Punjab cotton belt: past findings and future priorities.
Tarfia Tahir; Mushtaq, S.; Rana, S. A.; Shiekh, M. A.; University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2012, 49, 3, pp 381-386, 23 ref. Spiders are cosmopolitan in nature and being incalculable predators of insect pests, they can reduce pest population upto ETL (economic threshold leve...
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The invasion of mimosa (Mimosa pigra L.) on the Dong Nai River basin, Vietnam.
Nguyen Thi Lan Thi; Tran Phi Hung; Tran Triet; Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society, Cairns, Australia, 23rd Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society Conference. Volume 1: weed management in a changing world, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 26-29 September 2011, 2011, pp 403-404, 1 ref. Originated in the Central Americas, mimosa (Mimosa pigra L.), in the Fabaceae family, is now one of the worst alien invasive weeds of wetlands of trop...
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The distribution and socio-economic impacts of Mikania micrantha (Asteraceae) in Papua New Guinea and Fiji and prospects for its biocontrol.
Day, M. D.; Kawi, A.; Tunabuna, A.; Fidelis, J.; Swamy, B.; Ratutuni, J.; Saul-Maora, J.; Dewhurst, C. F.; Orapa, W.; Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society, Cairns, Australia, 23rd Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society Conference. Volume 1: weed management in a changing world, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 26-29 September 2011, 2011, pp 146-153, 8 ref. Mikania micrantha or mile-a-minute is a fast growing Neotropical vine found throughout much of Asia and the Pacific, invading small subsistence farms ...
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Spatial prioritisation for management of gamba grass (Andropogon gayanus) invasions: accounting for social, economic and environmental values.
Adams, V. M.; Setterfield, S.; Weed Science Society of Victoria Inc., Frankston, Australia, Developing solutions to evolving weed problems. 18th Australasian Weeds Conference, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8-11 October 2012, 2012, pp 49-52, 15 ref. The social, economic and environmental impacts of invasive plants are well recognised. However, the social and economic costs of managing and eradicat...
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Management recommendations for invasive Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius L.) in Australia and USA depend on invasion stage, demographic targets and management cost.
Kerr, N. Z.; Baxter, P. W. J.; Buckley, Y. M.; Weed Science Society of Victoria Inc., Frankston, Australia, Developing solutions to evolving weed problems. 18th Australasian Weeds Conference, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8-11 October 2012, 2012, pp 71-72, 3 ref. A common approach for improving the efficacy of weed management has focused on better understanding demography in order to identify vital rates or lif...
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Hymenachne headaches: addressing management issues associated with a conflict species.
Magnussen, C. C.; Weed Science Society of Victoria Inc., Frankston, Australia, Developing solutions to evolving weed problems. 18th Australasian Weeds Conference, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8-11 October 2012, 2012, pp 163-165, 4 ref. Hymenachne (Hymenachne amplexicaulis (Rudge) Nees (hymenachne) cv. Olive) is referred to as a conflict species because it can provide both economic be...
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Putting fireweed on the front burner: improving management and understanding impact.
Sindel, B. M.; Coleman, M. J.; Reeve, I. J.; Weed Science Society of Victoria Inc., Frankston, Australia, Developing solutions to evolving weed problems. 18th Australasian Weeds Conference, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8-11 October 2012, 2012, pp 166-169, 8 ref. Fireweed (Senecio madagascariensis) continues to spread in coastal pastures in south eastern Australia, as well as onto the Northern and Southern Tabl...
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Mikania micrantha H.B.K. - a potential and economical threat to global biodiversity with special emphasis on Indian context.
Banerjee, A. K.; Anjana Dewanji; Weed Science Society of Victoria Inc., Frankston, Australia, Developing solutions to evolving weed problems. 18th Australasian Weeds Conference, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8-11 October 2012, 2012, pp 17-20, 21 ref. Biological invasion is now a major threat to global biodiversity. As one of the worst invasive weeds in the world, research on various aspects of Mika...
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