Controlling invasive sea urchins is expensive. Why not make it profitable by fishing for them and selling their roe as a delicacy?
Disiplin ilmiah, gaya jurnalistik
Artikel-artikel mengenai Invasive species
Menampilkan 21 - 40 dari 316 artikel
More than half of the world’s turtle species are endangered or threatened, and overhunting of wild species is a major cause.
The Peach Blossom Jellyfish is an invasive species in Canada, and a lack of data is hampering efforts to control populations.
The new report on alien invasive species doesn’t just concentrate on problems. It also offers solutions.
Invasive ants are a major threat to biodiversity, according to a study.
Invasive Asian hornets are a top predator of bees in the UK – and sightings are starting to soar.
According to a new UN report, invasive species do more than US$423 billion in damage worldwide every year. Four articles explore examples, from mollusks to poisonous fish.
Modern ecosystems are very different to how they were just a few centuries ago.
Australia’s biosecurity system is on high alert for alien invaders. Here’s a hit list of eight baddies we believe pose the greatest threat to Australia’s biodiversity.
Not all alien species are a significant hazard to people and ecosystems.
Alien invaders are penetrating the borders of every country in the world. Now the full extent of the problems and potential solutions have been exposed, in a new United Nations report.
Introduced species and diseases can drive native species into smaller environmental niches – and that could mean change to how we work to conserve them.
Mathematical models, video games and experiments with ants can all further our understanding of the dynamics of war.
Despite their solitary lifestyle, wombats are at risk from a disease that spreads via their burrows.
Plantations of exotic trees from the mid-19th century onwards devastated Indian ecosystems.
What happens when wild native bush rats meet cockroaches they’ve never seen before?
Feral honeybees have become a major problem in Australia. It’s time to develop effective and practical control measures.
Humans rely on the ocean for food, jobs and other resources, but these systems are being stressed to the brink.
One of the most damaging invasive species in the oceans has breached a major barrier – the Amazon-Orinoco river plume – and is spreading along Brazil’s coast. Scientists are trying to catch up.
Dingoes are not wild dogs, research reveals. Most of the 307 wild animals sampled in this study were pure dingo. Australia’s apex predator deserves our respect after thousands of years on this land.
Kontributor teratas
-
Honorary Research Fellow, University of Sydney
-
Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, Deakin University
-
Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
-
Professor in Evolutionary Biology, Macquarie University
-
Professor of Wildlife Conservation, University of Tasmania
-
Professor Emeritus in Terrestrial Ecology, University of Sydney
-
Professeur, UMR ISYEB (Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité), Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN)
-
Australian Research Council Industry Laureate Fellow, University of Adelaide
-
Professor in Zoology, James Cook University
-
Research Fellow in Ecology, Australian National University
-
Research Director CSIRO Health & Biosecurity, CSIRO
-
Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University
-
Senior Researcher at the CIB based in the Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University
-
Associate Professor, James Cook University
-
Senior lecturer, University of Sydney
