‘Alien species cause sudden disruption’

Lacking the evolutionary history with invasive species, ungulates are caught off guard 

At the mercy of chromosomes

Sets of it decide whether a plant will dominate or vanish

Problem fish

Farmed salmon escape their pens, threaten wild cousins

Simply Put: Invasive species

Conquest of lantana

A decade-long initiative in Madhya Pradesh to reclaim land overrun by lantana helps residents restart agriculture and restore native biodiversity&…

Simply Put: Green cover

Mother of Machiavellianism

Invasive plant prepares native lizards for a toad fight

Invasive alien species threaten agriculture and biodiversity in Africa: Study

Africa may lose about $3.66 trillion annually due to impact of IAS on agriculture

Crazy ant gets a name

Species that gave pest exterminators a hard time identified

All alien invasive species are guilty until proven innocent

The dogma that invasive alien species should be eradicated is now suspect

Weeding out belief

Myth that invasive species dominate new habitats debunked

Measured efforts

Complete restoration of ecosystems may not be good

Culled, efficiently

A new model that cuts down the costs of controlling invasive animals

A crab’s coup strategy

Control reproduction of competing species

A brewing invasion

Three experts to lead key assessment of invasive alien species

The assessment will offer governments and decision-makers the best available evidence

Global Eco Watch: ‘Eco disaster’ unfolding on Kamchatka beach

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Opportunists among plants

Invasive species thrive by making the most of nutrition that comes in spurts

High on weed

A study traces the trajectory of Lantana in the country

Less invasives from ship

Algal bloom threatens coral reef

Invasive alien forest insects will kill 1.4 million urban trees in US by 2050: Study

Ash, maple and oak trees in the US will be most affected due to insect-cause mortality

Climate notes

Impacts of climate change in the Himalayas

Clue to save turtles

Agriculture runoff triggers fatal tumours in green sea turtles

Global Eco Watch: Drifting iceberg threatens seals, penguins on British Antarctic island

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