According to a new UN report, invasive species do more than US$423 billion in damage worldwide every year. Four articles explore examples, from mollusks to poisonous fish.
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A new survey has revealed an alarming deterioration in the health of the River Thames ecosystem – but some of the recorded changes may be the result of a cleaner river.
Ballast water release from ocean vessels has been a major source of invasive species in the Great Lakes for over 60 years.
Zebra and quagga mussels entered the Great Lakes in large ships’ ballast water. Now, local boaters and anglers are spreading them into the southern and western US.
Rivers are shaped by storms, floods, humans and… aquatic invertebrates.
Developing countries have been slow to react to the alien species problem. Its impact can be massively reduced if policies are developed to deal with the issue.
Top contributors
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Chair of the Department of Science, Technology, and Society, Rochester Institute of Technology
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PhD Researcher, River Zoogeomorphology, Loughborough University
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Assistant Professor Freshwater Ecology, Invasive Species, Bioeconomics, Loyola University Chicago
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Researcher and core team member Centre for Invasion Biology, Stellenbosch University
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Senior Research Fellow in Aquatic Ecology, Charles Darwin University
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PhD Researcher, Zoogeomorphology, Loughborough University
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Professor, Department of Biology & Bieler School of Environment, McGill University
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PhD candidate in Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, Boise State University
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PhD Researcher, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Biology, University of Dayton