Invasive Species

Emerging amenity landscapes: Invasive weeds and land subdivision in rural Australia

by Nicholas Gill

With Peter Klepeis and Laurie Chisholm, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 53(3). 317-334

Changes in landownership associated with amenity migration are affecting the demographic, cadastral and ecological... more Changes in landownership associated with amenity migration are affecting the demographic, cadastral and ecological conditions of rural landscapes. These changes and concerns about their impacts on natural resource management, including ecological conservation, relate to both the structural consequences of landownership change, land subdivision and to the motivations, management ability and attitudes of lifestyle oriented rural landowners. Based on an Australian case study near Sydney, NSW, this paper examines the motivations and practices of such landowners, assesses potential consequences for vegetation and characterises the landowners according to three stewardship types

Christensen et al. (2012) First records of Paralaoma servilis (Shuttleworth, 1852) (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Punctidae) in the Hawaiian Islands.

by Carl Christensen

Buckworth, R.C. (1979). "Aspects of the Population Dynamics of Palaemon macrodactylus (Decapoda, Palaemonidae) in Lake Mannering, N.S.W." MSc. Qual. Thesis, Univ. of NSW.” 65 pp.

by Rik Buckworth

Kiwi Apteryx mantelli population recovery through community-led trapping of invasive non-native mammals in Northland, New Zealand

by Al Glen

Glen, A. S., Hamilton, T., McKenzie, D., Ruscoe, W. A. and Byrom, A. E. . Conservation Evidence 9, 22-27.

In New Zealand, invasive non-native mammals threaten the survival of native species such as the North Island brown... more In New Zealand, invasive non-native mammals threaten the survival of native species such as the North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli). At Whangarei Heads, in northern New Zealand, community groups are working with local and national government agencies to protect kiwi populations. The abundance of kiwi there has been monitored since 2001 using annual counts of calls. Trapping of invasive mammals began in 2002, and their relative abundance is assessed from annual capture rates. Capture rates of stoats (Mustela erminea), weasels (M. nivalis), cats (Felis catus), rats (Rattus spp.) and possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) have declined significantly since trapping began, suggesting their abundance has been suppressed. Ferrets (Mustela furo) were already scarce when trapping began, and have been reduced to undetectable levels in most years. Numbers of hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) have shown little response to trapping. Kiwi populations were apparently in decline before pest control began, but have since increased. Kiwi call rates in 2011 were the highest so far recorded at Whangarei Heads. Stoats are considered one of the main threats to kiwi, and our data suggest that kiwi numbers remain low unless stoat abundance is reduced below a catch per unit effort threshold of ~0.1 stoat per trap per year.

CHANNING COPE AND THE MAKING OF A MIRACLE VINE*

by Derek Alderman

Alderman, Derek H. 2004. “Channing Cope and the Making of a Miracle Vine.” Geographical Review 94(2): 157-177. Contribution to special issue “People, Places, & Invasive Species” (guest edited by Paul Robbins).

Invasive plants and their ecological strategies: prediction and explanation of woody plant invasion in New England

by Chris Martine

Co-authored with Patrick M. Herron, Andrew M. Latimer, and Stacey A. Leicht-Young. Published in Diversity and Distributions, 2007. 13: 633-644.

Potential for Nest Site Competition Between Native and Exotic Tree Squirrels

by Andrew Edelman

Edelman, A.J., J.L. Koprowski, and S.R. Bertelsen. 2009. Potential for nest site competition between native and exotic tree squirrels. Journal of Mammalogy 90:167-174.

Selection of drey sites by Abert’s squirrels in an introduced population

by Andrew Edelman

Edelman, A.J., and J.L. Koprowski. 2005. Selection of drey sites by Abert’s squirrels in an introduced population. Journal of Mammalogy 86:1220-1226.

Introduced Abert’s squirrels in the Pinaleño Mountains: a review of their natural history and potential impacts on the red squirrel

by Andrew Edelman

Edelman, A.J., and J.L. Koprowski. 2009. Introduced Abert’s squirrels in the Pinaleño Mountains: a review of their natural history and potential impacts on the red squirrel. The Last Refuge of the Mt. Graham Red Squirrel: Ecology of Endangerment (H.R. Sanderson and J.L. Koprowski, eds.). University of Arizona Press, Tucson. Pp 370-388.

Effects of climate change on the distribution of invasive alien species in Canada: a knowledge synthesis of range change projections in a warming world

by Nina Hewitt

Microhabitat use by Brown Treesnakes (Boiga irregularis): effects of moonlight and prey

by Stephen Mackessy

A call for action to curb invasive species in South America

by Karina L. Speziale

Speziale K.L. and Lambertucci S.A. 2010. Nature

Protecting Invaders for Profi t

by Karina L. Speziale

Lambertucci S.A & Speziale K.L. 2011. Science

Patterns of alien plant invasions in northwestern Patagonia, Argentina

by Karina L. Speziale

Speziale, K. & Ezcurra C. J. Arid Environments (In press) Speziale, K. & Ezcurra C. J. Arid Environments (In press)

Dealing with non-native species: what makes the difference in South America?

by Karina L. Speziale

The natives are restless, but not often and mostly when disturbed.

by Martin Nuñez

Simberloff, D., Souza, L., Nuñez, M.A., Barrios, M.N. & Bunn, W. 2012. The natives are restless, but not often and mostly when disturbed. Ecology 93

Polistes dominulus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) found in Michigan.

by James M. Carpenter

Dvorak L (2006) Orientel hornet Vespa Orientalis Linneaus 1771, found in Mexico (Hymenoptera Vespidae Vespinae)

by Anthony Daglio

Matthews et al (2000) The introduced English Wasp Vespula Vulgaris (L) (Hymenoptera Vespidae) Newly recorded invading native forests in Tasmania

by Anthony Daglio

Akre et al (1989) Additional range extention by the German Yellowjacket Paravespula Gemanica (Fabricius), In North America (Hymenoptera Vespidae)

by Anthony Daglio