May 17, 2013
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For decades, ecologists have assumed the worst invasive species—such as brown tree snakes and kudzu—have an “away-field advantage.” They succeed because they do better in their new territories than they do at home. A new study reveals that this fundamental assumption is not nearly as common as people might think. Continue reading
May 8, 2013
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An invasive species of Giant African Snails has been popping up all over the map recently, from Australia to the US. Continue reading
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Scientists map how marine creatures steal rides in hopes of developing better prevention against invasive species Continue reading
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Parts of the UK are at greater risk of invasion by non-native aquatic species than previously thought, according to new research. The first to include human factors in models used to predict where invasive species will arrive and spread, the study show… Continue reading
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South African photographer Dillon Marsh has a beautiful series of photographs of some sad and awkward looking cell phone towers disguised as trees. Continue reading
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A new research paper by a team of researchers from the University of Notre Dame’s Environmental Change Initiative demonstrates how two cutting-edge technologies can provide a sensitive and real-time solution to screening real-world water samples for in… Continue reading
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Catching rides on cargo ships and fishing boats, many invasive species are now covering our shorelines and compromising the existence of our native marine life. Scientists have examined what factors allow some invasive species to survive in their new e… Continue reading
Share on FacebookMarch 13, 2013
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File this one under “we think we’ve just dodged a bullet”. Invasive species are a huge problem in general, but even moreso in ecosystems that are isolated. Continue reading
Share on FacebookMarch 5, 2013
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Scientists have assembled transcriptomes of a noxious weed, Brachypodium sylvaticum, or slender false brome. The transcriptome provides an extensive genetic tool for studying how invasive species, like slender false brome, successfully spread into nove… Continue reading
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Researchers have found that one of the most aggressive invasive ant species in the United States — the Argentine ant — appears to have met its match in the Asian needle ant. Specifically, the researchers have found that the Asian needle ant is succes… Continue reading
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As the Asian carp population grows and the threat of the invasive species entering Lake Michigan through one of the Chicago canals is monitored, a researcher believes using two barrier methods is better than one. Continue reading
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Scientists have long suspected that studies of the impact of invasive species on biodiversity sometimes come to different conclusions because the impact depends on the size of the study site. Their field work confirms that the impact of invasive specie… Continue reading
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The stink bug, an invasive species, is a major economic threat to orchard fruits, garden vegetables and row crops. Scientists are searching for ways to control the stink bug by deciphering its genetic toolkit, studying the pheromones it releases, and e… Continue reading
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Thom Cmar, Attorney, Chicago
Today I discovered that, ten days ago, the Army Corps posted on its web site new environmental DNA (or “eDNA”) test results detecting the presence of Asian carp near Lake Michigan. This is … Continue reading
August 12, 2010
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This summer, Allison Gruber, an undergraduate at Duke University, participated in the Stanback Internship Program, spending the summer working with me here in Chicago on our invasive species project. Allison’s work has been hugely helpful t… Continue reading
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