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Invasion Science: A Horizon Scan of Emerging Challenges and Opportunities.
- Source :
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Trends in ecology & evolution [Trends Ecol Evol] 2017 Jun; Vol. 32 (6), pp. 464-474. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Apr 07. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- We identified emerging scientific, technological, and sociopolitical issues likely to affect how biological invasions are studied and managed over the next two decades. Issues were ranked according to their probability of emergence, pervasiveness, potential impact, and novelty. Top-ranked issues include the application of genomic modification tools to control invasions, effects of Arctic globalization on invasion risk in the Northern Hemisphere, commercial use of microbes to facilitate crop production, the emergence of invasive microbial pathogens, and the fate of intercontinental trade agreements. These diverse issues suggest an expanding interdisciplinary role for invasion science in biosecurity and ecosystem management, burgeoning applications of biotechnology in alien species detection and control, and new frontiers in the microbial ecology of invasions.<br /> (Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Ecosystem
Introduced Species
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1872-8383
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Trends in ecology & evolution
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28395941
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2017.03.007