Rodent-borne diseases and their risks for public health
Rodents are the most abundant and diversified order of living mammals in the world.
Already since the Middle Ages we know that they can contribute to human disease, as black …
Already since the Middle Ages we know that they can contribute to human disease, as black …
Resurrecting the ghost of green revolutions past: The brown planthopper as a recurring threat to high-yielding rice production in tropical Asia
DG Bottrell, KG Schoenly - Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 2012 - Elsevier
The brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens (Stål), which periodically erupted in
tropical Asian rice before the 1960s, became a major threat after farmers adopted green …
tropical Asian rice before the 1960s, became a major threat after farmers adopted green …
Beyond the fragmentation threshold hypothesis: regime shifts in biodiversity across fragmented landscapes
Ecological systems are vulnerable to irreversible change when key system properties are
pushed over thresholds, resulting in the loss of resilience and the precipitation of a regime …
pushed over thresholds, resulting in the loss of resilience and the precipitation of a regime …
Spillover edge effects: the dispersal of agriculturally subsidized insect natural enemies into adjacent natural habitats
The cross‐edge spillover of subsidized predators from anthropogenic to natural habitats is
an important process affecting wildlife, especially bird, populations in fragmented …
an important process affecting wildlife, especially bird, populations in fragmented …
Europe-wide dampening of population cycles in keystone herbivores
Suggestions of collapse in small herbivore cycles since the 1980s have raised concerns
about the loss of essential ecosystem functions. Whether such phenomena are general and …
about the loss of essential ecosystem functions. Whether such phenomena are general and …
An ecological and evolutionary framework for commensalism in anthropogenic environments
Commensalism within anthropogenic environments has not been extensively discussed,
despite its impact on humans, and there is no formal framework for assessing this ecological …
despite its impact on humans, and there is no formal framework for assessing this ecological …
The economics of terrestrial invasive species: a review of the literature
LJ Olson - Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2006 - cambridge.org
This paper reviews the literature on the economics of invasive species management as it
applies to invasive species in general and terrestrial invasive species in particular. The …
applies to invasive species in general and terrestrial invasive species in particular. The …
Our current understanding of commensalism
Commensalisms, interactions between two species in which one species benefits and the
other experiences no net effect, are frequently mentioned in the ecological literature but are …
other experiences no net effect, are frequently mentioned in the ecological literature but are …
The next generation of rodent eradications: innovative technologies and tools to improve species specificity and increase their feasibility on islands
Rodents remain one of the most widespread and damaging invasive alien species on
islands globally. The current toolbox for insular rodent eradications is reliant on the …
islands globally. The current toolbox for insular rodent eradications is reliant on the …
Effects of agriculture expansion and intensification on the vertebrate and invertebrate diversity in the Pampas of Argentina
D Medan, JP Torretta, K Hodara… - Biodiversity and …, 2011 - Springer
In this paper we summarize for the first time the effects of agriculture expansion and
intensification on animal diversity in the Pampas of Argentina and discuss research needs …
intensification on animal diversity in the Pampas of Argentina and discuss research needs …