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Non-native species tend to be better at exploiting the disturbance caused by storms, fires or droughts.
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.
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.
Feral honeybees have become a major problem in Australia. It’s time to develop effective and practical control measures.
Without urgent action, Australia will continue to lose billions of dollars every year on invasive species.
Tadpoles at the edge of the population are no more vulnerable than those at the centre.
The invasive species was likely brought to Australia unintentionally by ship. Now found in every state and territory, the wasps are decimating our ecosystems.
The predatory flatworm Obama nungara travelled in potted plants from Argentina to Europe, where it’s distrupting soil ecosystems. Now, citizen-scientists are helping map their distribution.
Millions of dollars are being spent on trying to eradicate fire ants from Australia. But that might not be the only way to deal with the invasive pest.
Regulating species in South Africa is difficult. But identifying those creating the greatest tension, would shift focus on the most destructive species.
Many alien plants and animals have been introduced to Africa from other regions and spread from country to country, often having devastating effects.
Top contributors
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Researcher at the South African National Biodiversity Institute, South African National Biodiversity Institute
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Senior Lecturer Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria
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Associate Professor Zoology & Entomology, University of Pretoria
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Research Fellow, School of Biosciences, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong
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Distinguished Professor of Plant Biosecurity, Lincoln University, New Zealand
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Associate Professor in Zoology, Deakin University
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Adjunct Research Fellow, Curtin University
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Research scientist CSIRO Health and Biosecurity, CSIRO
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Distinguished Professor and Director, Trophic Cascades Program, Oregon State University
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, James Cook University
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Research fellow, Adelaide University
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Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology and Node Leader in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, Flinders University
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, King's College London
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Pretoria