In his attempt to track avian flu in China, Peng Gong ended up creating the only comprehensive wetlands map the country has. When Gong compared that map, described in an article published in Chinese last month, to another as-yet unpublished one, he found that nearly 30% of China
As the world warms up, some species cannot move to cooler climes in time to survive. Camille Parmesan thinks humans should help even if it means creating invasive species.
Cindy Hale, an ecologist at the University of Minnesota, answers e-mails from a lot of distraught citizens of the Great Lakes region. The residents, it seems, have introduced certain earthworms into their gardens, she says,
Map of Europe showing different levels of risk from invasive plant species View image Invasive species are common in human-modified habitats introduction of plant species to foreign habitats, by humans or otherwise, often leads to disastrous results. These alien plants usually have no predators in the new habitat and
This publication is targeted at the general public to highlight an important but often overlooked issue, and to serve as a source of information and inspiration. The material presented in this publication is based on a large volume of work by many institutions and scientists around the world researching marine invasive species and developing means to prevent, manage and mitigate bioinvasions.
A survey of the freshwater fish community was conducted in five large islands of the Andaman archipelago. The objective of the study was to make a complete inventory of freshwater fishes and ascertain the status of fish species reported by Herre (1939).
The equitable and sustainable allocation and management of water are crucial for maintaining the ecological function of freshwater water ecosystems. These functions sustain the significant services that these ecosystems provide to support human well-being; biodiversity underpins the functioning of these
An invasive alien species is one which has been introduced by human activity to a new geographic area or ecosystem outside of its natural distribution range, and which has then established and spread threatening ecosystems, habitats and/or other species, and potentially causing economic and/or environmental damage, or harm to human health.
