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Barrow Island's biosecurity: catching the unknown invader
Author(s) -
Jarrad Frith,
Whittle Peter,
Barrett Susan,
Mengersen Kerrie
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
significance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1740-9713
pISSN - 1740-9705
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-9713.2010.00418.x
Subject(s) - frith , biosecurity , lift (data mining) , geography , fishery , computer science , biology , ecology , philosophy , machine learning , linguistics
When industry meets a conservation area, animals or plants from outside may hitch a lift and potentially wreak havoc. How can you be sure of catching the intruders — or at least 80% sure? A government directive instructed Frith Jarrad, Peter Whittle, Susan Barrett and Kerrie Mengersen to come up with a statistically measurable scheme.