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In situ evaluation of an automated aerial bait delivery system for landscape-scale control of invasive brown treesnakes on Guam

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Siers, S.R.

Pitt, W.C.

Eisemann, J.D.

Clark, L.

Shiels, A.B.

Clark, C.S.

Gosnell, R.J.

Messaros, M.C.

After decades of biodiversity loss and economic burden caused by the brown treesnake invasion on the Pacific island of Guam, relief hovers on the horizon. Previous work by USDA Wildlife Services (WS) and its National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC) d

Life-history comparisons between the native range and an invasive island population of a colubrid snake

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Fisher, S.R.

Fisher, R.N.

Alcaraz, S.E.

Gallo-Barneto, R.

Patino-Martinez, C.

López Jurado, L.F.

Rochester, C.J.

Invasive snakes can lead to the rapid extinction of endemic vertebrates on insular ecosystems, usually because snakes are an efficient and novel predator. There have been no successful (i.e. complete) eradications to date of invasive snakes on island

Removal of Nonnative Vines and Post-Hurricane Recruitment in Tropical Hardwood Forests of Florida

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Horvitz, Carol C.

Koop, Anthony

In hardwood subtropical forests of southern Florida, nonnative vines have been hypothesized to be detrimental, as many species form dense vine blankets that shroud the forest. To investigate the effects of nonnative vines in post-hurricane regene

Feral hog disturbance alters carbon dynamics in Southeastern US salt marshes

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Persico, Emily P.

Sharp, Sean J

Angelini, Christine

Disturbances that remove primary producers and alter substrate chemistry commonly influence ecosystem carbon dynamics. Because coastal wetlands are especially effective in sequestering carbon, quantifying how disturbances may alter their ability to p

Potential economic damage from introduction of Brown Tree Snakes, Boiga Irregularis (Reptilia: Colubridae), to the Islands of Hawaii

Shwiff, Stephanie A.

Gebhardt, Karen

Kirkpatrick, Katy N.

Shwiff, Steven S.

The Brown Tree Snake (Boiga irregularis) has caused ecological and economic damage to Guam, and the snake has the potential to colonize other islands in the Paci c Ocean. This study quanti es the potential economic damage if the snake were translocat

Update on the environmental and economic costs associated with alien-invasive species in the United States

Pimentel, David

Zuniga, Rodolfo

Morrison, Doug

Invading alien species in the United States cause major environmental damages and losses adding up to almost $120 billion per year. There are approximately 50,000 foreign species and the number is increasing. About 42% of the species on the Threatene

Taking the sting out of the Little Fire Ant in Hawaii

Lee, Donna J.

Motoki, Michael

Vanderwoude, Casper

Nakamoto, Stuart T.

Leung, PingSun

Inthe1990's,LittleFireAnts(LFAs)founditswaytotheislandofHawaii,mostlikelytravelingwithashipmentof potted plantsfrom Florida.These plants weresubsequentlysold toconsumers along theeastcoast of theIsland, alongwithLittleFireAntcolonieslivinginthepott

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Prevention, Eradication and Containment of Invasive Species: Illustrations from Hawaii

Burnett, Kimberly

Kaiser, Brooks

Pitafi, Basharat A.

Roumasset, James

Invasive species change ecosystems and the economic services such ecosystems provide. Optimal policy will minimize the expected damages and costs of prevention and control. We seek to explain policy outcomes as a function of biological and economic f

Meeting the Invasive Species Challenge: National Invasive Species Management Plan

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National Invasive Species Council

Invasive species affect each of our lives, all regions of the U.S., and every nation in the world. Society pays a great price for invasive species - costs measured not just in dollars, but also in unemployment, damaged goods and equipment, power fail

Cal-IPC News: Protecting California's Natural Areas from Wildland Weeds (Vol. 17, No. 1)

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California Invasive Plant Council

Cal-IPC News is published quarterly by the California Invasive Plant Council. Articles may be reprinted with permission from the editor. Submissions are welcome. Mention of commercial products does not imply endoresement by Cal-IPC. We reserve the ri

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