Open AccessDeliberate Introductions of Species: Research Needs
Author(s) -
John J. Ewel,
Dennis J. O’Dowd,
Joy Bergelson,
Curtis C. Daehler,
Carla M. D’Antonio,
Luis D. Gómez,
Doria R. Gordon,
Richard J. Hobbs,
Alan Holt,
Keith R. Hopper,
Colin E. Hughes,
Marcy LaHart,
Roger R.B. Leakey,
William G. Lee,
Lloyd L. Loope,
David H. Lorence,
Svaťa M. Louda,
Ariel E. Lugo,
Peter B. McEvoy,
David M. Richardson,
Peter M. Vitousek
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
bioscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.761
H-Index - 209
eISSN - 1525-3244
pISSN - 0006-3568
DOI - 10.2307/1313438
Subject(s) - reforestation , agroforestry , alien , deforestation (computer science) , pest analysis , geography , domestication , ecology , tropics , biology , botany , population , demography , sociology , computer science , census , programming language
The silent invasion of Hawaii by insects, disease organisms, snakes, weeds and other pests is the single greatest threat to Hawaii’s economy and natural environment.... Even one new pest-like the brown tree snake--could forever change the character of our islands. (Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species 1996, P. 1). Reforestation in the tropics is so vastly behind deforestation that we cannot wait to fully appraise all the potential negative elements of domestication. Weediness is of consequence perhaps in Honolulu, but not in Addis or Delhi. (James Brewbaker, quoted by Hughes 1994, p. 244 ).
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