The Ecological Impact of Invasive Cane Toads (Bufo Marinus) in Australia

R Shine - The Quarterly review of biology, 2010 - journals.uchicago.edu
Although invasive species are viewed as major threats to ecosystems worldwide, few such
species have been studied in enough detail to identify the pathways, magnitudes, and …

Socio‐economic impact classification of alien taxa (SEICAT)

S Bacher, TM Blackburn, F Essl… - Methods in Ecology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Many alien taxa are known to cause socio‐economic impacts by affecting the different
constituents of human well‐being (security; material and non‐material assets; health; social …

Plant ecology of Australia's tropical floodplain wetlands: a review

CM Finlayson - Annals of Botany, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Aims Despite the biodiversity values of the freshwater floodplains of northern Australia being
widely recognized, there has not been a concomitant investment in develo** the extent of …

Adapting to an invasive species: toxic cane toads induce morphological change in Australian snakes

BL Phillips, R Shine - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2004 - National Acad Sciences
The arrival of invasive species can devastate natural ecosystems, but the long-term effects of
invasion are less clear. If native organisms can adapt to the presence of the invader, the …

Design and evaluation of a hybrid sensor network for cane toad monitoring

W Hu, N Bulusu, CT Chou, S Jha, A Taylor… - ACM Transactions on …, 2009 - dl.acm.org
This article investigates a wireless acoustic sensor network application—monitoring
amphibian populations in the monsoonal woodlands of northern Australia. Our goal is to use …

Invasive cane toads (Bufo marinus) cause mass mortality of freshwater crocodiles (Crocodylus johnstoni) in tropical Australia

M Letnic, JK Webb, R Shine - Biological Conservation, 2008 - Elsevier
Invasive species are frequently blamed for faunal declines, but there is little direct evidence
about the pathways, magnitude and size-selectivity of mortality induced by invaders. Top …

Biological invasions and biocultural diversity: linking ecological and cultural systems

JM Pfeiffer, RA Voeks - Environmental Conservation, 2008 - cambridge.org
Study of the ecological and economic effects of invasive species has paralleled their
progressively pervasive influence worldwide, yet their cultural impacts remain largely …

Effects of an invasive anuran [the cane toad (Bufo marinus)] on the invertebrate fauna of a tropical Australian floodplain

MJ Greenlees, GP Brown, JK Webb… - Animal …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The ways in which invasive organisms influence native ecosystems remain poorly
understood. For example, feral cane toads Bufo marinus have spread extensively through …

Biodiversity of the wetlands of the Kakadu Region, northern Australia

CM Finlayson, J Lowry, MG Bellio, S Nou, R Pidgeon… - Aquatic Sciences, 2006 - Springer
The biodiversity values of the wetlands in the Kakadu Region of northern Australia have
been recognised as being of national and international significance, as demonstrated …

Gastropods alien to South Africa cause severe environmental harm in their global alien ranges across habitats

D Kesner, S Kumschick - Ecology and evolution, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Alien gastropods have caused extensive harm to biodiversity and socioeconomic systems
like agriculture and horticulture worldwide. For conservation and management purposes …